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First Record of Elixothrips brevisetis (Bagnall) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Brazil

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Elixothrips brevisetis (Bagnall), a species exotic to Brazil, is first recorded in the country. Individuals were collected on banana fruits (Musa sp.) (Musaceae) in July 2010 in the municipality of Luís Alves, state of Santa Catarina, causing rusting on the fruit peel in several bunches of bananas.

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The Departamento de Sanidade Vegetal (DSV/MAPA) is acknowledged for the authorization to publish this report through opinion no. 181/2012/DQV. FAPESC (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa Catarina) is acknowledged for financial supoort.

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  1. Depto de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Univ de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brasil

    E F B Lima

  2. Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina, Estação Experimental de Itajaí, Itajaí, SC, Brasil

    J M Milanez

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Lima, E.F.B., Milanez, J.M. First Record of Elixothrips brevisetis (Bagnall) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Brazil. Neotrop Entomol 42, 115–117 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-012-0090-4

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