Synonomy of five Scirtothrips species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) described from avocados (Persea americana) in Mexico

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-21

  Hoddle, Marks ^a   Mound, Laurence A ^b   Rugman Jones, Paul F ^a   Stouthamer, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; California; Mexico; Persea americana; Quarantine; Scirtothrips species; Synonomy

Indexed keywords

DNA; FRUIT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY; THRIPS; TREE;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PERSEA AMERICANA; SCIRTOTHRIPS; SCIRTOTHRIPS PERSEAE; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 42049107274     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2008)091[0016:SOFSST]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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