Vol. 49 No. 6, 2010

Species of Frankliniella Trybom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from the Asian-Pacific Area

Chin-Ling Wang*, Feng-Chyi Lin, Yi-Chung Chiu, and Hsien-Tzung Shih

Applied Zoology Division, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, 189 Chung-Cheng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 413, Taiwan

Chin-Ling Wang, Feng-Chyi Lin, Yi-Chung Chiu, and Hsien-Tzung Shih (2010) Fifteen species of the genus Frankliniella have been recorded from the Asian-Pacific area including China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, India, Hawaii, Australia, and New Zealand.  These are F. cephalica (Crawford), F. fusca (Hinds), F. gilva Lee and Woo, F. hemerocallis Crawford, F. insularis (Franklin), F. intonsa (Trybom), F. invasor Sakimura, F. lantanae Mound et al., F. lilivora Kurosawa, F. minuta (Moulton), F. occidentalis (Pergande), F. schultzei (Trybom), F. tenuicornis (Uzel), F. williamsi Hood, and F. zizaniophila Han and Zhang.  A key is provided to these species, together with a brief diagnosis, host plant list, and distribution for each one.

Key words: Thysanoptera, Thripidae, Frankliniella, Review, Asia-Pacific.

*Correspondence: Fax: 886-4-23317600.  E-mail:clwang@tari.gov.tw