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Citrus Thrips

Scirtothrips citri

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Thripidae

Pezothrips kellyanus, also known as Kelly's citrus thrips, is a species of Thysanoptera (thrips) from the family Thripidae. It is known as a pest species on citrus fruit crops as it can cause scarring damage to fruit skins. First collection and description The species was first described in 1916 as Physothrips kellyanus by Richard Siddoway Bagnall based upon examples from Australia collected by Reginald Kelly at Brandon, Queensland in 1914, Brisbane Botanic Gardens (now known as City Botanic Gardens) in 1914 and Ballerat, Victoria in 1915.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1