A New Species of Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) from Mango Crops in Oaxaca, Mexico

Authors

  • Javier Ruiz-De La Cruz
  • Alfonso Vásquez-López
  • Axel P. Retana-Salazar
  • José Antonio Mora-Aguilera
  • Roberto Johansen-Naime

Abstract

We describe Aeolothrips romanruizi sp. nova that has been recently discovered in mango orchards in the Isthmus region of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. Aeolothrips romanruizi sp. nova exhibits an ornamentation of the mesonotum and metanotum very different from others in this genus, except A. microstriatus, which is similarly ornamented; but these 2 species differ in forewing color pattern, body size and some other characters of chaetotaxy. A key to the Aeolothrips species of Central America and Mexico is provided.

Se describe una nueva especie del género Aeolothrips que ha sido recolectado en el cultivo de mango en la región del Istmo de Oaxaca en el sur de México. En las especies descritas del género Aeolothrips la ornamentación del meso y metanoto es completamente distinto de la descrita aquí, solo A. microstriatus es similar y la nueva especie difiere de esta en el patrón de color del ala anterior, el tamaño corporal y otros caractères referentes a la quetotaxia. Se anexa una clave para las especies de Aeolothrips de Centro América y México.

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Published

2013-03-01

Issue

Vol. 96, No. 1 (March 2013)

Section

Research Papers

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