The Frankliniella fauna of Brazil: additions and updated key to species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Abstract

Frankliniella bambusae n. sp., F. catharinensis n. sp. and F. piauhyensis n. sp. are described from Brazil, also the first description of the male of F. caseariae Moulton. Newly recorded from Brazil is F. parvula Hood, together with comments on F. tritici (Fitch) and F. musaeperda Hood, and an updated key is provided to the 45 Frankliniella species now known from Brazil. In addition, a key to Frankliniella species whose females have pore plates on sternite III is appended.

Unravelling the identity of pest thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) of bananas (Musaceae) in Brazil

“…This table is based on Bondar 1931;Moulton 1932;Martinez 1975;Tsai et al 1992;Childers and Achor 1995;Mound and Marullo 1996;Lewis 1997;Fancelli 2004;Cavalleri and Mound 2012;Hoddle et al 2012;Lima and Milanez 2013;Thomazini and Lima 2014;Mound et al 2016;Lima and Miyasato 2017;Poorani and Thanigairaj 2019;Michael and Lima 2020;Lima 2021;ThripsWiki 2021. 5. Pronotum with six pairs of setae on posterior margin (Fig.…”

“…Frankliniella parvula has been reported as a banana pest in Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Haiti, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Grenada, Mexico, Colombia, Honduras (Sakimura 1986;Mound and Marullo 1996), Guadeloupe (Simon 1993), and Cuba (Vásquez and López 2001). However, the only confirmed record for bananas in Brazil was from Amazonas, on the ornamental banana, Musa ornata Roxburgh (Lima and Miyasato 2017).…”

“…Currently, eight species of thrips are recorded as banana pests in Brazil. These are Bradinothrips musae (Hood), Elixothrips brevisetis (Bagnall), Frankliniella brevicaulis Hood, Frankliniella fulvipennis Moulton, F. parvula Hood, Hercinothrips bicinctus (Bagnall), H. femoralis (Reuter), and Hoodothrips lineatus (Hood) (Nóbrega 1963;Monteiro et al 1999;Fancelli 2004;Lima and Milanez 2013;Lima and Miyasato 2017). However, early reports are not supported by identified voucher specimens deposited in entomological collections.…”