A New Gall-inducing Species of Holopothrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae) from Tabebuia Trumpet Trees in the Caribbean Region

Cabrera, Irma; Segarra, Alejandro E.

doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2008)91[232:angsoh]2.0.co;2

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“…Holopothrips sp. scarify leaves (Cavalleri & Kaminski 2007), create galls (Cabrera & Segarra 2008), or are predators (Almeida et al 2006), as are the spiders, bugs of the genus Zelus spp. and those of the subfamily Asopinae, Trybonia sp., and Chrysoperla sp.…”

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Seasonal Abundance of Hemipterans onCaryocar brasiliense(Malpighiales: Caryocaraceae) Trees in the Cerrado

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Veloso

Zanúncio

et al. 2012

Florida Entomologist

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Seasonal Abundance of Hemipterans onCaryocar brasiliense(Malpighiales: Caryocaraceae) Trees in the Cerrado

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Zanúncio

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Florida Entomologist

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“…Cabrera & Segarra, 2008, was recently described from Porto Rico where it was found for the fust time in September 2006 (CABRERA & SEGARRA, 2008). It has also been reported from the Dominican Republic and from Florida (USA) by the same authors.…”

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A new invasive Thrips in the French Antilles : Holopothrips tabebuia (Thys, Phlaeothripidae)

Michel¹,

Étienne²,

Ovarbury³

2008

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“…Three described species appear to be gall-formers, inducing rather simple leaf deformations such as wrinkling of the leaf surface: H. conducans (Priesner) on Myrtaceae (Costa, 1935), H. claritibialis Cavalleri & Kaminski on Mollinedia (Monimiaceae) (Cavalleri & Kaminski, 2007), and H. tabebuia Cabrera & Segarra on Tabebuia (Bignoniaceae) (Cabrera & Segarra, 2008). However, other species are not gallformers and instead they inhabit the empty galls formed by other insects.…”

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On the biology of Holopothrips chaconi sp.n. (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae) from leaf-vein galls on Piper species (Piperaceae) in Costa Rica

Zamora

Hanson

Mound

2015

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Most species of the Neotropical genus Holopothrips are associated with plant galls but very little is known about their biology. Here, we provide observations on the biology of a new species of Holopothrips associated with leaf-vein galls on four species of Piper at a cloud forest site (Zurquí de Moravia) in Costa Rica. This species colonized the galls soon after the gall-inducing cecidomyiid or one of its parasitoids emerged, and several generations of thrips appeared to occupy the empty galls. A total of 175 empty galls from 34 leaves were collected, brought to the laboratory for dissection under the microscope, and the contents quantified.Holopothrips occupied approximately 75 % of the galled leaves and among the latter they occupied about 40 % of the galls. Every combination of adults, nymphs and eggs was found, which implies that adult thrips move in and out of galls, and possibly do not defend their galls from invasion by other members of their species. However, when disturbed, both nymphs and adults raise the tip of their abdomen and emit a distinctive odor, suggesting a defensive reaction against potential predators. Preliminary evidence suggests that they feed on gall tissue lining the inner cavity and spend very little time outside the galls. The thrips is described as a new species, and is one of only four known species of Holopothrips to have the unusual condition of two pairs of epimeral setae on the pronotum. This new species was compared to these other three Holothrips species, and the remarkable variation of the female spermatheca and the male sternal pore plate is illustrated. Further research is needed to confirm that several generations of thrips occupy empty galls, to determine whether adult thrips do indeed move between galls, and to explore in greater detail their possible chemical defense. Rev. Biol. Trop. 63 (4): 1035-1042. Epub 2015 December 01.

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A New Gall-inducing Species of Holopothrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae) from Tabebuia Trumpet Trees in the Caribbean Region

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Cited by 9 publications

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Seasonal Abundance of Hemipterans onCaryocar brasiliense(Malpighiales: Caryocaraceae) Trees in the Cerrado

Seasonal Abundance of Hemipterans onCaryocar brasiliense(Malpighiales: Caryocaraceae) Trees in the Cerrado

A new invasive Thrips in the French Antilles : Holopothrips tabebuia (Thys, Phlaeothripidae)

On the biology of Holopothrips chaconi sp.n. (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae) from leaf-vein galls on Piper species (Piperaceae) in Costa Rica

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