VOLUME 18 NUMBER 1 (January to June 2025)
SciEnggJ. 2025 18 (1) 133-166
available online: 16 May 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54645/2025181EBE-89
*Corresponding author
Email Address: reyescecilia.p@gmail.com
Date received: 17 January 2025
Dates revised: 22 February 2025; 30 April 2025
Date accepted: 07 May 2025
ARTICLE
Taxonomic review and key to species of genus Thrips Linnaeus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in the Philippines, with new record and description of a new species
History, National Museum of the Philippines, Ermita, Manila
1000 the Philippines
2National Crop Protection Center, University of the Philippines
Los Baños, College, Los Baños, Laguna 4031 the Philippines
3Crop Pest Management Division, Bureau of Plant Industry,
Department of Agriculture, Malate, Manila 1004 the Philippines
4Division of Entomology, Natural History Museum,
South Kensington, London SW7 5BD United Kingdom
The description of one species new to science, Thrips leytensis sp. nov., and redescription of Thrips hanifahi Mound and Azidah (new record), and 24 previously recorded Thrips species in the Philippines, namely: Thrips alius Palmer, T. apicatus, Priesner, T. brevistylus (Priesner), T. coloratus Schmutz, T. decens Palmer, T. extensicornis Priesner, T. flavus Schrank, T. florum Schmutz, T. hawaiiensis (Morgan), T. longicaudatus (Bianchi), T. malloti (Priesner), T. melastomae Priesner, T. morindae Priesner, T. nigropilosus Uzel, T. orientalis (Bagnall), T. palmerae Reyes, T. palmi Karny, T. parvispinus (Karny), T. simplex (Morison), T. subnudula (Karny), T. sumatrensis Priesner, T. tabaci Lindeman, T. vitticornis (Karny), and T. wedeliae Priesner are provided. A key to species identification using morphology-based diagnostics of adult female thrips is also provided. Many of these species have little information beyond their original taxonomic description, however, 12 Thrips species are in the quarantine pests list of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO), namely: T. coloratus, T. flavus, T. florum, T. hawaiiensis, T. nigropilosus, T. orientalis, T. palmi, T. parvispinus, T. simplex, T. subnudula, T. sumatrensis, and T. tabaci.
The flower thrips, T. hawaiiensis, is a pest of Cavendish banana, cashew, citrus, coffee, corn, Gardenia, guava, mango, mangosteen, pummelo and roses. T. palmi is a pest of cucumber, cotton, eggplant, legume, melon, pepper, potato, squash and tomato, and known vector of viral pathogens. T. orientalis is pest of Gardenia and Jasminum. T. parvispinus is a pest of melon, and known as serious pest of chili pepper. T. simplex is a pest of Hibiscus and Gladiolus while T. sumatrensis is a pest of Dahlia, Jasminum and Solanum. T. tabaci is a pest of garlic and onion, and known vector of viral pathogens.
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