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Unravelling the identity of pest thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) of bananas (Musaceae) in Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2022

Weidson Plauter Sutil*
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Regilene Bento Barbosa
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Professora Cinobelina Elvas, Bom Jesus, Piauí, Brazil
Rodrigo Souza Santos
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Entomologia, Embrapa Acre, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Marilene Fancelli
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Entomologia, Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura, Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil
Élison Fabrício Bezerra Lima
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Professora Cinobelina Elvas, Bom Jesus, Piauí, Brazil Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Amílcar Ferreira Sobral, Floriano, Piauí, Brazil
*
*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]

Abstract

A total of eight species of thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) have been listed as banana pests in Brazil. Their feeding and oviposition behaviour on these fruits damage their appearance in ways that can impair commercial value. As a result, taxonomic studies that seek to correctly identify thrips can positively impact the cultivation of bananas. Many earlier records of banana thrips in Brazil consist of doubtful identifications or untraceable reports. In this paper, the identification of these banana pests in Brazil is revised and an illustrated identification key is provided. The specimens examined were collected over a period of 10 years from the most representative banana-growing areas in Brazil. Seven banana thrips in Brazil are now recognised: Bradinothrips musae (Hood), Chaetanaphothrips orchidii (Moulton), Danothrips trifasciatus Sakimura, Elixothrips brevisetis (Bagnall), Frankliniella brevicaulis Hood, Frankliniella parvula Hood, and Hoodothrips lineatus (Hood). Chaetanaphothrips orchidii and Danothrips trifasciatus are recorded for the first time as causing damage to banana crops in Brazil. In addition, the following three species are considered misidentifications and should be disregarded as banana pests in Brazil: Frankliniella fulvipennis Moulton, Hercinothrips bicinctus (Bagnall), and Hercinothrips femoralis (Reuter).

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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Entomological Society of Canada

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Subject editor: Bradley Sinclair

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