A new brazilian species of heterothrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) co-existing with ants in the flowers of peixotoa tomentosa (Malpighiaceae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1307-1312

  Del Claro, K ^a   Marullo, R ^b   Mound, L A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ants; Flowers; Pollination; Thrips

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HETEROTHRIPS; INSECTA; MALPIGHIACEAE; PEIXOTOA; PEIXOTOA TOMENTOSA; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0030886849     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939700770731     Document Type: Article

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