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Title: The Terebrantia (Insecta : Thysanoptera) of the Maltese Islands
Authors: Degabriele, Godwin
Cavalleri, Adriano
Goldarazena, Arturo
Mifsud, David
Keywords: Parasitic wasps -- Malta
Insects -- Malta
Thrips -- Malta
Introduced organisms -- Malta
Thrips -- Identification
Issue Date: 2023
Publisher: MDPI
Citation: Degabriele, G., Cavalleri, A., Goldarazena, A., & Mifsud, D. (2023). The Terebrantia (Insecta: Thysanoptera) of the Maltese Islands. Diversity, 15(4), 514.
Abstract: Thirty-nine species of terebrantian Thysanoptera belonging to four families and 22 genera are here recorded from the Maltese Islands. Of these, 33 represent new records to this archipelago. Thrips were collected from 65 different locations over a seven-year period, covering the main habitat types found across the Maltese Islands, namely steppe, garigue, maquis and woodland, but also sand dunes and saltmarshes as well as roadsides, private and public gardens, greenhouses and cultivated fields. An illustrated dichotomous key to identify the Terebrantia of the Maltese Islands is presented. Chorological data for the species researched in the current study shows that the majority of these insects are of a European Mediterranean origin, though the geographical distribution of some of them extends to Africa and the Middle East. Seven species associated with agricultural commodities were found to be of alien origin; however they were locally found in small numbers and do not pose a threat to horticulture.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/124306
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