Frankliniella minuta (Moulton) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): an American species newly recorded in Asia, with a key to Frankliniella species from Malaysia

Munir-Zaki, Abdul M.; Ng, Yong-Foo; Mound, Laurence A.; Low, Van-Lun; Azidah, Abdul Aziz

doi:10.61186/jibs.10.2.207

Frankliniella minuta (Moulton) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): an American species newly recorded in Asia, with a key to Frankliniella species from Malaysia

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Abdul M. Munir-Zaki ¹

Yong-Foo Ng ²

Laurence A. Mound ³

Van-Lun Low ⁴

Abdul Aziz Azidah ¹

¹ Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

² Centre for Insect Systematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

³ CSIRO Australian National Insect Collection, PO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

⁴ Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

10.61186/jibs.10.2.207

Abstract

The New World insect species Frankliniella minuta (Moulton, 1907) is reported from Asia for the first time. This is a member of the Order Thysanoptera and is placed in the subfamily Thripinae of the Thripidae. A total of 45 female and 14 male adults were found on Tridax procumbens (Asteraceae) at the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) in Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia. Both sexes were taken from the capitula of T. procumbens. The potential threat of this species to the horticultural industry is inconclusive, but the discovery will alert horticulturalists and quarantine entomologists to possible invasion pathways. Diagnostic characters, relevant figures and a key to Frankliniella species in Malaysia are provided.

Graphical Abstract

Frankliniella minuta (Moulton) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): an American species newly recorded in Asia, with a key to Frankliniella species from Malaysia

Keywords

Asteraceae

flower thrips

horticulture

identification key

alien species

quarantine

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