Thysanoptera species in a locality of the Cerro de la Muerte in Costa Rica, Central America

摘要

align="justify"> face="verdana" size="2">The study was carried out from July 2010 to October 2013 on 10 hectares located in the Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica, Central America. We collected monthly samples by the method of beaten vegetation in 22 species of plants only from 18 we obtained thrips. 14 species of Thysanoptera were collected, of these 8 were Terebrantia and 6 Tubulifera. The species most collected was Liothrips sp (24,4%) and associated to a greater number of plants, Leptothrips astutus. The genus of greater incidence was Frankliniella, with 4 species. Biological notes of the collected species are included.