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Larothrips dentipes (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), a new genus and species of thrips from yam flowers in Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Brian R. Pitkin
Brian R. Pitkin
Affiliation:
British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
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Larothrips dentipes gen. et sp.n., possibly a pollinating agent of yam flowers in Nigeria, is described. The genus Thrips is defined and compared with the closely related monobasic genera Microcephalothrips and Larothrips.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 62 , Issue 3 , February 1973 , pp. 415 - 418
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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