Nuevos registros de Thripidae (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia) del noroeste de Argentina

Abstract

Este trabajo proporciona cuatro nuevos registros de Thripidae para Argentina, pertenecientes a Sericothripinae (Neohydatothrips portoricensis (Morgan) y Neohydatothrips hemileucus (Hood)) y Thripinae (Chaetisothrips striatus Hood y Scirtidothrips torquatus Hood). Los ejemplares fueron recolectados en provincias del noroeste argentino (Tucumán y Jujuy). Se describen e ilustran sus características morfológicas generales, y se presentan datos sobre la distribución y plantas hospederas de cada especie.This work provides four new records of Thripidae in Argentina which belong to Sericothripinae (Neohydatothrips portoricensis (Morgan) and Neohydatothrips hemileucus (Hood)) and Thripinae (Chaetisothrips striatus Hood and Scirtidothrips torquatus Hood). Specimens were collected in northwestern provinces of Argentina (Tucumán and Jujuy). Their general morphological characteristics are described and illustrated, as well as information on their distribution and the host plants for each species are presented.