extant species
Arorathrips mexicanus
Nomenclatural details
Chirothrips mexicana Crawford DL, 1909: 114.
Chirothrips floridensis Watson, 1920: 22.
Chirothrips catchingsi Watson, 1924: 76.
Chirothrips saltensis Tapia, 1952: 109.
Biology and distribution
Described from Guadalajara, Mexico (C. mexicanus), New Orleans, Louisiana USA (C. catchingsi), Florida USA (C. floridensis) and Argentina (C. saltensis).
Distribution: Presumably coming from tropical South America this species is wide-spread and common today in most tropical regions. Breeding in inflorescences of various grasses (Poaceae).
References
Crawford DL (1909) On some Thysanoptera from Mexico and the south. Pomona College Journal of Entomology 1: 109–119.
Watson JR (1920) New Thysanoptera from Florida VII. Florida Entomologist 4: 18–23.
Watson JR (1924) Synopsis and catalog of the Thysanoptera of North America. Bulletin of the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Florida 168: 1–100.
Tapia, E.A. (1952) Dos especies de Tisanopteros Argentinos nuevos para la Ciencia. Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 54, 107–110.
Hoddle HS, Mound LA & Paris D (2012) Thrips of California 2012. LINK
Type information
Holotype ♀ (C. catchingsi): Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville.
Syntype (C. mexicanus): National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.