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DE BORBON, Carlos Manuel  y  AGOSTINI, Juan Pedro. Gynaikothrips uzeli (Zimmermann) and Androthrips ramachandrai Karny (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae), first records for Argentina. Rev. Fac. Cienc. Agrar., Univ. Nac. Cuyo [online]. 2011, vol.43, n.1, pp.253-260. ISSN 1853-8665.

Gynaikothrips uzeli, and Androthrips ramachandrai are recorded at the first time for Argentina in leaf galls of Ficus benjamina in Misiones province. The first is phytophagous and gall inducer; but the second is probably a predator. A brief description and illustrations of both species are given.

Palabras clave : Leaf gall; Weeping ficus thrips; Ficus benjamina; Gynaikothrips uzeli; Androthrips ramachandrai.

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