First record of Elixothrips brevisetis (Bagnall) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Brazil.
Elixothrips brevisetis (Bagnall), a species exotic to Brazil, is first recorded in the country. Individuals were collected on banana fruits (Musa sp.) (Musaceae) in July 2010 in the municipality of Luís Alves, state of Santa Catarina, causing rusting on the fruit peel in several bunches of bananas.
Depto de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Univ de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brasil. elisonfabricio@hotmail.com
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D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005638:Fruit / Q000469:parasitology*; D028521:Musa / Q000469:parasitology*; D061149:Thysanoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*