Corresponding author: Kambiz Minaei (
Academic editor: L. Mound
Traditionally and still widely accepted, the known species of thrips are placed in a single order, the
Among 20 genera of
The new species discussed below was collected by beating leaves and flowers of
Holotype female, Iran, Fars Province, Mohr, Heraj village;
Female macroptera. Body brown (paler in summer forms), all tarsi, fore tibiae in distal half, distal apex of mid and hind tibiae are yellow; antennal segments I–II brown but the color of remaining segments variable depending on collecting date (III–VI yellow, VII–VIII yellow-brownish in summer forms; III yellow, IV–VIII yellow-brownish, gradually darker brown in spring forms); fore wing pale except for basal area; major body setae as well as sub-basal wing setae pale but tergite setae and anal setae slightly shaded at base.
Antennae 8-segmented, segment III with two, IV with four sensoria, VII slightly constricted at base, VIII short and broad at base (
Pronotum transverse, without sculpture lines except close to posterior margin; notopleural sutures complete; five pairs of developed setae present: am, aa, ml, epim and pa, all blunt or capitate (
Pelta triangular, weakly reticulate (
Measurements.(holotype female, in microns). Body distended length 1845. Head, length 190; median width 180; postocular setae 35. Pronotum, length 35; width 68; major setae am 34, aa 33, ml 26, epim 51, pa 43. Fore wing length 700; sub-basal wing setae 41, 50, 68. Tergite IX setae S1 95, S2 85. Tube length 108; basal width 58. Antennal segments III–VIII length 38, 47, 43, 41, 33, 21.
Male macroptera. Color and structure similar to female. Sternites with no pore plates; tergite IX setae S2 short and stout (
The reticulation on the mesonotum and metanotum of
Color of body and antennal segments varies among specimens, being paler in summer specimens compared with specimens collected in early spring. The fore tarsal tooth is conspicuous, but variable from small to large among male specimens. Maxillary stylets are retracted to postocular setae but rarely are low in the head and not reaching the postocular setae. Moreover, in a few specimens, the pronotal am setae are not developed.
Heraj is a village of Mohr city in the south of Fars Province, south of Iran which is located 300 km south of Shiraz, the capital of Fars Province.
The presence on two separate chenopod species of two
Considering that most species of
We are much indebted to Mr Mohsen Abdolahi and Ms Fatemeh Mohammadzadeh, BSc students of Plant Protection Department, Shiraz University, for collecting the materials of the new species described in this paperand sketching the illustrations respectively. Dr Ahmad Reza Khosravi, Department of Biology, Shiraz University, identified the plant on which the thrips were collected. The manuscript was improved through the advice and criticisms kindly provided by Dr Alice Wells (Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, Australia) and two anonymous reviewers. Open access to this paper was supported by the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Open Access Support Project (EOASP).