The confused identity of Frankliniella williamsi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Authors

  • Cheryle A. O'Donnell USDA-APHIS-PPQ-National Identification Services; Beltsville, Maryland, USA
  • Laurence A. Mound Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia

Keywords:

taxonomy, chaetotaxy, variation

Abstract

Details of the variation in the pronotal chaetotaxy among the type specimens of Frankliniella williamsi Hood and Frankliniella spinosa Moulton (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) are provided. We reject the recent revalidation of F. spinosa and conclude that the corn thrips, F. williamsi, is a single, variable species.

 

Resumen

Se provee detalles de la variación en la quetotaxia del pronoto entre los especímenes tipo de Frankliniella williamsi Hood y Frankliniella spinosa Moulton (Thripidae Thysanoptera). Rechazamos la reciente revalidación de F. spinosa y concluimos que el trips del maíz, F. williamsi, es una sola especie variable.

 

View this article in BioOne

Author Biographies

Cheryle A. O'Donnell, USDA-APHIS-PPQ-National Identification Services; Beltsville, Maryland, USA

National Taxonomic Specialist for Thysanoptera and Psylloidea

Laurence A. Mound, Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia

Honarary Research Fellow, Thysanoptera systematics and biology

Downloads

Published

2016-12-31

Issue

Section

Research Papers