extant species, plant pests
Corynothrips stenopterus
Biology and distribution
Described from Kingstown, St. Vincent.
Pest species on manioc leaves (Manihot esculenta).
References
Williams (1913) On two new species of Thysanoptera from the West Indies. Journal of Economic Biology 8 Pages: 209-215.
Mound LA & Marullo R (1996) The Thrips of Central and South America: An Introduction. Memoirs on Entomology, International 6: 1–488.
Type information
Syntype: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.