Neohydatothrips chrysothamni

Recognition data

Distinguishing features

This species has not been studied by the present authors.

Related and similar species

N. chrysothamni is stated by Bailey (1957: 196) to be very similar to N. moultoni. The genus Neohydatothrips is found in many parts of the world and almost 100 species are included. Identification keys are available to 13 species recorded from Central America (Mound & Marullo, 1996), and Stannard (1968) treats 11 species from Illinois, but many of the 35 species described from the USA north of Mexico (Nakahara, 1988) remain poorly defined.

Taxonomic data

Current valid name

Neohydatothrips chrysothamni (Hood)

Original name and synonyms

• Sericothrips chrysothamni Hood, 1936: 85

Family placement

Thripidae, Sericothripinae

Biological data

Life history

Not known

Host plants

Bailey (1957: 196) collected this thrips from Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Asteraceae) in Nevada.

Tospoviruses vectored

None

Crop damage

None

Distribution data

Area of origin

Western USA

Distribution

California, Oregon, Nevada.