Frankliniella panamensis Hood, 1925

Skarlinsky Ii, Thomas L., 2024, The identification of the flower thrips, Frankliniella Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) intercepted at U. S. ports of entry, Insecta Mundi 2024 (39), pp. 1-64 : 52

Frankliniella panamensis Hood ( Fig. 44 )

Distinguishing features. Color. Body dark, forewings pale or lightly shaded, femora dark, apically paler, tibiae variable shaded medially ( Fig. 44A ). The head of fresh adult female specimens usually is bicolored with the anterior half being paler ( Fig. 44B ). Pigmented ventral eye facets with 1-1-2 pattern. Structure. Head with PO1 setae, OC3 setae in position 2B ( Fig. 44C ). Pronotum with 4 mAM ( Fig. 44C ). Upper surface of the hind coxae with microtrichia. Abdominal tergite VIII posteromarginal comb complete, microtrichia 17–22 µm.

Interception frequency. Very common.

Region(s) of interceptions. South America.

Comments. Following the logic of what should be considered a host plant by Mound (2013), the flower genera Alstroemeria , Rosa , and Solidago were documented hosts for F. panamensis ( Gunawardana et al. 2017)

Figures

Figure 44. A–C) Frankliniella panamensis. A) Slide mounted adult female. B) Fresh specimens in alcohol. C) Head and pronotum.