title: The Scirtothrips perseae species-group (Thysanoptera), with one new species from avocado, Persea americana.
abstract: Following recent molecular studies on avocado thrips, a new species is described from Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Colombia from the young leaves of avocado, Persea americana. Scirtothrips hansoni sp.n. is closely related to the Californian pest, S. perseae, and also to S. astrictus from Costa Rica that remains known from a single female. An illustrated key to these three species is provided.
authors.affiliation: Australian National Insect Collection CSIRO, PO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601.; Email: laurence.mound@csiro.au.
authors.forename: Laurence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mound
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, and Center for Invasive Species Research, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.; Email: mark.hoddle@ucr.edu.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hoddle
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D003364:Costa Rica; D017753:Ecosystem; D004484:Ecuador; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D027421:Persea / Q000469:parasitology*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D061149:Thysanoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development