Flower Thrips (Thysanoptera: Insecta) of Manipur Chinthangkhomba H.1,*, Varatharajan R.2 1Department of Zoology, Damdei Christian College, Taloulong, Manipur-795107 2Centre of Advanced Study in Life Sciences, Manipur University, Manipur-795103 *E-mail: chingthangkhomba@gmail.com
Online published on 15 March, 2016. Abstract The present study reports the occurrence of 42 species of flower inhabiting thrips, belonging to 19 genera from the state of Manipur. The results reveal that out of 42 species 8 are endemic, and 7 are new records for Manipur, and host plants under 19 families harbour flower thrips. Top Keywords Anthophilous thrips, distribution, endemic, plant hosts. Top |