Thrips species (Thysanoptera) collected at Parque Estadual de Itapua, Viamao, RS, Brazil
The order Thysanoptera comprises mostly phytophagous or fungivorous species, with a few species that are predators. Recent studies have emphasized the diversity of behavioural patterns amongst these diminutive insects. From the 5,500 species known worldwide, about 10% are recorded from Brazil, mostl...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Neotropical entomology 2003-12, Vol.32 (4), p.619-623 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The order Thysanoptera comprises mostly phytophagous or fungivorous species, with a few species that are predators. Recent studies have emphasized the diversity of behavioural patterns amongst these diminutive insects. From the 5,500 species known worldwide, about 10% are recorded from Brazil, mostly tropical areas. In this work we surveyed the Thysanoptera fauna of a southern locality, 800 km south of the Tropic of Capricorn. The study site was ''Parque Estadual de Itapua'' (30°22'S 51°02'W), Viamao, RS, and thrips were sampled from wild flowers, branches, grass and litter, from June 1999 to May 2001. A total of 83 species in 32 genera was found, but only 29 of these species could be identified, emphasizing the poor knowledge of the insect fauna of southern Brazil. |
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ISSN: | 1519-566X 1678-8052 1678-8052 1519-566X |
DOI: | 10.1590/S1519-566X2003000400012 |