A new genus of Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera) from New Zealand and New Caledonia |
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| Authors: | L A Mound |
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| Institution: | Department of Entomology , British Museum (Natural History) , Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | Desmidothrips n.gen. is described from New Zealand, with walkerae n.sp. as type‐species. Aeolothrips inauditus Bianchi from New Caledonia is transferred to this new genus. Desmidothrips is related to the Australian genus Desmothrips, and is the only member of the Aeolothripidae native to New Zealand. |
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| Keywords: | Brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula trappability lures catch efficiency population estimation mark-recapture |
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