DISCONTINUOUS DISTRIBUTION AND SYSTEMATIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THE GENUS OROTHRIPS (THYSANOPTERA, AEOLOTHRIPIDAE) AND RELATED TAXA IN MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES
R. Marullo et La. Mound, DISCONTINUOUS DISTRIBUTION AND SYSTEMATIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THE GENUS OROTHRIPS (THYSANOPTERA, AEOLOTHRIPIDAE) AND RELATED TAXA IN MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES, Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 101(4), 1993, pp. 561-566
A key is provided to the three species of Orothrips, and two new synon
yms are recognized. Two of these species are from western U.S.A. but t
he third is from southern Europe. This discontinuous distribution, als
o similar distribution patterns amongst other taxa in the basal clades
of the Thysanoptera which involve the five areas of the world with a
Mediterranean climate, is discussed. The systematic significance of th
e duplicated antennal sensoria found in Orothrips species is briefly d
iscussed.