Helionothrips errans (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): A New Threat to Native Orchids in Brazil

Helionothrips errans (Williams) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is reported for the first time in the Neotropics. This thrips breeds exclusively on Orchidaceae (Asparagales) leaves and has previously been found in Australia, USA, Europe, and southwestern Asia. We observed H. errans damaging the leaves of...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Florida entomologist 2015-12, Vol.98 (4), p.1247-1249
Hauptverfasser: Júnior, Delio Endres, Sasamori, Márcio H, Cavalleri, Adriano, Droste, Annette
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Zusammenfassung:Helionothrips errans (Williams) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is reported for the first time in the Neotropics. This thrips breeds exclusively on Orchidaceae (Asparagales) leaves and has previously been found in Australia, USA, Europe, and southwestern Asia. We observed H. errans damaging the leaves of reintroduced Cattleya intermedia Graham ex Hook. plantlets, and attacked individuals showed reduction in the height of the aerial portion and in the average number of leaves per individual. Helionothrips errans (Williams) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) é registrado pela primeira vez para os Neotrópicos. A espécie se alimenta exclusivamente em folhas de Orchidaceae (Asparagales) e já foi encontrada para Austrália, EUA, Europa e sudoeste asiático. Nós observamos H. errans danificando folhas de plântulas reintroduzidas de Cattleya intermedia Graham ex Hook. e indivíduos atacados mostraram uma redução na altura da porção aérea e no número de folhas por indivíduo.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/024.098.0437