El género Elaphrothrips Buffa, 1909 (Insecta, Thysanoptera, Tubulifera) en América Central, discusión del concepto de especie y descripción de especies nuevas para Costa Rica
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2015-02-25
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Retana Salazar, Axel
Soto Rodriguez, Gerardo A.
Rodriguez-Arrieta, Jesus Alexander
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México
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Se analiza el concepto de especie dentro del género Elaphrothrips, así como los problemas de criterios taxonómicos relacionados a este grupo. Además, se discuten las variaciones morfológicas del mismo y se presentan las características de los grupos de especies en el género. Se revisó el material de Elaphrothrips que ha sido recolectado y se describen tres especies nuevas procedentes de material recolectado en Costa Rica pero depositado en la colección del Senckenberg Museum en Alemania.
In this paper, the species concept within genus Elaphrothrips is discussed, as well as problems of taxonomic criteria related to this group. In addition, the morphological variations and the characteristics of the species groups that occur in the genus, are also discussed. Furthermore,specimens of Elaphrothripssampled in Costa Rica which belong to the collection of the Senckenberg Museum Frankfurt, Germany, were studied and three new species were found and described
In this paper, the species concept within genus Elaphrothrips is discussed, as well as problems of taxonomic criteria related to this group. In addition, the morphological variations and the characteristics of the species groups that occur in the genus, are also discussed. Furthermore,specimens of Elaphrothripssampled in Costa Rica which belong to the collection of the Senckenberg Museum Frankfurt, Germany, were studied and three new species were found and described
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BIODIVERSIDAD, AMÉRICA CENTRAL, DIVERSIDAD DE ESPECIES, MORFOLOGÍA, COSTA RICA, BIODIVERSITY, CENTRAL AMERICA, MORPHOLOGY, SPECIES DIVERSITY