Liothrips tractabilis sp.n. (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae) from Argentina, a potential biocontrol agent of Weedy Campuloclinium macrocephalum (Asteraceae) in South Africa.
A new species, Liothrips tractabilis, is described from northern Argentina. Feeding by this thrips causes severe damage to the leaves of Campuloclinium macrocephalum, a plant that has been introduced to South Africa where it is a serious weed of grasslands. A key is provided to the four species of the genus Liothrips recorded from Argentina.
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CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, Australia.
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D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D013019:South Africa