Observations in Taiwan on the Identity of the Cuban Laurel Thrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae)

Laurence A. Mound; Chin-Ling Wang; Shuji Okajima

Observations in Taiwan on the Identity of the Cuban Laurel Thrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae)

Journal

Journal of the New York Entomological Society

Journal Volume

103

Journal Issue

2

Pages

185-190

Date Issued

1995-04

Author(s)

Laurence A. Mound

Chin-Ling Wang

Shuji Okajima

URI

https://www.jstor.org/stable/25010155

https://scholars.tari.gov.tw/handle/123456789/19932

Abstract

The name Gynaikothrips ficorum is retained for the leaf-galling thrips species on decorative Ficus trees that has been distributed worldwide by the horticultural trade. Observations on this species and the closely similar species Gynaikothrips uzeli suggest that they are largely distinct and host-limited, although co-existing in Southeast Asia even within a single gall.

Publisher

New York Entomological Society

Type

journal article