Segnalazione di tripidi nuovi per l’Italia peninsulare, con note tassonomiche (Thysanoptera Thripidae, Phlaeothripidae)

Abstract

NEW RECORDS OF THRIPS FROM PENINSULAR ITALY, WITH SOME TAXONOMIC REMARKS (THYSANOPTERA THRIPIDAE, PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE)

Five species are reported as new for Italy, islands included: Caprithrips melanophthalmus (Bagnall), Oxythrips halidayi Bagnall, Ataliothrips reuteri (Bagnall), Liothrips setinodis (O.M. Reuter) and Podothrips graminum Priesner. Further two species were previously known from Sicily only: Chiraplothrips graminellus Priesner and Haplothrips simplex Buffa. Specimens were collected in Piedmont, Liguria, Basilicata and Apulia. Entire body and/or some parts of taxonomic importance are figured for each species.

Key words: new records, northern Italy, southern Italy.

In base a materiale raccolto in Piemonte, Liguria, Basilicata e Puglia vengono effettuate 7 segnalazioni faunistiche.

Specie nuove per l’Italia, isole comprese: Caprithrips melanophthalmus (Bagnall), Oxythrips halidayi Bagnall, Ataliothrips reuteri (Bagnall), Liothrips setinodis (O.M. Reuter) and Podothrips graminum Priesner. Specie nuove per l’Italia peninsulare, note finora di Sicilia: Chiraplothrips graminellus Priesner e Haplothrips simplex Buffa.

Di ciascuna specie vengono illustrati alcuni lineamenti morfologici di importanza tassonomica. Parole chiave: nuove segnalazioni, Nord Italia, Sud Italia.