The identification of the flower thrips, Frankliniella Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) intercepted at U. S. ports of entry Author Skarlinsky Ii, Thomas L. APHIS, PPQ, Miami Plant Inspection Station, 6302 NW 36 th Street, Miami, Florida, USA text Insecta Mundi 2024 2024-04-05 2024 39 1 64 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.11450706 1942-1354 11450706 403B362E-9A7F-4385-A0F1-9DB87FE09AD2 Frankliniella panamensis Hood ( Fig. 44 ) Distinguishing features. Color. Body dark, forewings pale or lightly shaded, femora dark, apically paler, tibiae variable shaded medially ( Fig. 44A ). The head of fresh adult female specimens usually is bicolored with the anterior half being paler ( Fig. 44B ). Pigmented ventral eye facets with 1-1-2 pattern. Structure. Head with PO1 setae, OC3 setae in position 2B ( Fig. 44C ). Pronotum with 4 mAM ( Fig. 44C ). Upper surface of the hind coxae with microtrichia. Abdominal tergite VIII posteromarginal comb complete, microtrichia 17–22 µm. Interception frequency. Very common. Region(s) of interceptions. South America. Comments . Following the logic of what should be considered a host plant by Mound (2013) , the flower genera Alstroemeria , Rosa , and Solidago were documented hosts for F. panamensis ( Gunawardana et al. 2017 )