Species-richness in Neotropical Sericothripinae (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
Author
Lima, Élison Fabrício B.
Author
Mound, Laurence A.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4162
1
1
45
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4162.1.1
e369a54d-eaac-4bda-97c6-00b28be9b359
1175-5326
263866
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Neohydatothrips signifer
(Priesner)
Sericothrips signifer
Priesner, 1932
: 172
.
Described from
Mexico
, this species was considered a senior synonym of
burungae
by
Mound and Marullo (1996)
. The name
signifer
has been used for specimens from other South American areas, such as
Colombia
(
Santos
et al
.
2012), presumably based on the available identification key (
Mound & Marullo 1996
), although
Hoddle
et al
. (2002)
used the name
burungae
for specimens collected from avocado leaves in Mexico and Guatemala. At present it is not possible to decide whether the names
signifer
and
burungae
refer to one or to two species.