Morphological description of the larvae and redescription of the female Chaetanaphothrips orchidii Moulton (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), with comments on their host plants

Abstract

The external morphology of larval stages I and II is described for the first time, and the female of Chaetanaphothrips orchidii Moulton is redescribed, from specimens obtained from the breeding of the insect under laboratory conditions and from samples collected on grapefruit fruits (Citrus paradisi Macfad) var. flame, foster and rouge; orange (Citrus sinensis L.) var. valencia; lemon (Citrus limon Burm) var. genova, and spontaneous flowering vegetation from citrus crops in the provinces of Jujuy and Salta (Argentina)