Galapagos Species Database
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Neohydatothrips portoricensis
Predator of other insects. Feeds on leaves.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Thysanoptera
Suborder
Terebrantia
Family
Thripidae
Genus
Neohydatothrips
Species
portoricensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2005
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela (agricultural zone).
- Causton, C.E. Sevilla, C. (2008) Latest Records of Introduced Invertebrates in Galapagos and Measures to control them. Galapagos Report 2006-2007, CDF, GNP and INGALA, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador, p. 142-145.
- Hoddle, M.S. Mound, L.A. (2011) Thysanoptera of the Galápagos Islands. Pacific Science, 65(4): 507-514.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Neohydatothrips portoricensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14580. Accessed 1 November 2026.