extant species, plant pests
Apterothrips apteris
Nomenclatural details Sericothrips apteris Daniel, 1904: 295. Sericothrips stanfordii Moulton, 1907: 51. Sericothrips ineptus Ahlberg, 1922: 271. Apterothrips delamarei Bournier, 1962: 231. Biology and distribution Described from Berkeley, Californien, USA from grasses. Distribution: A. apteris has been reported southward from California through Mexico and the west coast of South America to the Falkland Islands and... Read More