Fungal Spore-Feeding Thrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae: Ldolothripinae) from Iran with Record of a Fourth Genus

The genus Allothrips Hood, with one species A. bournieri Mound, is reported for the first time in Iran and the generic classification of Phlaeothripidae is discussed briefly. A key is provided to distinguish the four genera recorded in Iran of the spore-feeding thrips in the ldolothripinae

Neohydatothrips abnormis Karny

<i>Neohydatothrips abnormis</i> (Karny) <p>(Figs 1 –13)</p> <p> <i>Euthrips abnormis</i> Karny, 1910: 45.</p> <p> Described from Austria, this species is reported from various parts of Europe on Fabaceae species in such genera as <i>Genista</i> and <i>Astragalus</i> (zur Strassen 2003). Recently a large number of <i>N</i>. <i>abnormis</i> were collected on <i>Astragalus</i> sp. from south west of Iran (Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province) (Minaei 2016).</p> <p> <i>Female macroptera</i>. Strongly bicoloured; head brown, postoccipital region yellow-brown but pronotum yellow; meso and metanotum dark brown, meso and metasternum light brown; abdominal segments I–II yellowbrown, VII–X brown; legs yellow, fore and mid coxae light brown, hind coxae brown; fore wing pale with faintly shaded area in sub-basal area, clavus weakly shaded. Antennal segments mainly yellow, with faint shadings at apex of III–VI, VII–VIII light brown (Fig. 1).</p> <p>Head with occipital apodeme very close to, but not confluent with, posterior margin of eyes (Fig. 3); ocellar triangle with weak sculptured lines; ocellar setae III close together, within ocellar triangle (Fig. 3). Pronotum transversely reticulate without internal markings, blotch weakly defined (Fig. 3). Mesonotum striate, median setal pair anterior to lateral pair. Metanotum with linear reticulation (Fig. 4). Metasternal plate with shallow anterior emargination (Fig. 7). Fore wing second vein with no setae (Fig. 8); clavus with 1 discal seta. Tergites II–VI with comb of microtrichia incomplete, VII–VIII with complete comb; tergite IX with 2 pairs of mid-dorsal setae (Fig. 5).</p> <p> <b>Measurements</b> (one female, in microns). Body length 1231. Head length (width) 122 (191); ocellar setae III length 24. Pronotum length (width) 118 (212). Fore wing length 735. Antennal segments III–VIII length 53, 45, 40, 36, 9, 20.</p> <p> <i>Female microptera</i>. Very similar to macroptera form (Figs. 9, 11). Wings short (Fig. 13); metasternum narrower than macropterous form (Fig. 12); tergites without microtrichia on median discal area (Fig. 10).</p> <p> <b>Measurements</b> (one female microptera, in microns). Body length 1245. Head length (width) 126 (190); ocellar setae III length?. Pronotum length (width) 128 (229). Fore wing length 293. Antennal segments III–VIII length 59, 50, 47, 47, 10, 20.</p> <p> <i>Male macroptera</i>. Similar to but smaller than female. Postoccipital area as well as tergite VII yellow. Tergite VII with comb of microtrichia absent medially (Fig. 6). Sternites without glandular area.</p> <p> <b>Measurements</b> (one male, in microns). Body length 1043. Head length (width)108 (180); ocellar setae III length 24. Pronotum length (width) 110 (197). Fore wing length 583. Antennal segments III–VIII length 56, 46, 38, 38, 9, 13.</p> <p> <i>Male microptera</i>. Similar to macroptera form but smaller.</p> <p> <b>Measurements</b> (one male microptera, in microns). Body length 1042. Head length (width) 100 (160); ocellar setae III length 24. Pronotum length (width) 111 (175). Fore wing length 249. Antennal segments (not possible to measure).</p> <p> <b>FIGURES 9–13</b>. <i>Neohydatothrips abnormis</i> (microptera) <b>(9)</b> Female; <b>(10)</b> Tergites III–VII; <b>(11)</b> Tergites VII–X; <b>(12)</b> Metasternum; <b>(13)</b> Fore wing.</p> <p> <b>Material studied. IRAN</b>, Fars province, Arsenjan, macropterae, 6 females, 1 male, on <i>Astragalus</i> sp., 15.iv.2016 (KM 1416, 1417). Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Bashar riverside, micropterae, 12 females, 6 males, on <i>Astragalus</i> sp., 12.vi.2015 (KM 1365).</p> <p> <b>Comments</b>. Similar to the new species described below, <i>N. abnormis</i> is strongly bicoloured, but these two species are readily distinguished from each other by the above key. Moreover, the occipital apodeme is very close to but not touching the compound eye posterior margin in <i>abnormis</i>, but is confluent with the compound eye margin in <i>amygdali</i>. Also abdominal segments I–III in <i>abnormis</i> are yellow-brown while abdominal segments I–VI are uniformly yellow in <i>amygdali</i>. Finally, the fore wing of <i>abnormis</i> has no band, in contrast to the banded fore wing of <i>amygdali</i>. This is the first record of a brachypterous form of a <i>Neohydatothrips</i> species. The brachypterous form is essentially similar to the micropterous one. With the current classification of Sericothripinae, the brachypterous form will run to <i>Neohydatothrips</i> due to its metasternum shape, as well as the lack of microtrichia on the median discal area of the tergites.</p>Published as part of <i>Minaei, Kambiz, 2016, The genus Neohydatothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Iran with one new species and first record of a micropterous form, pp. 367-377 in Zootaxa 4189 (2)</i> on pages 368-370, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4189.2.10, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/165954">http://zenodo.org/record/165954</a&gt

Aleurodothrips Franklin

Aleurodothrips Franklin Only one species is known in the genus, A. fasciapennis (Franklin). This is an obligate predator of scale insects (Palmer & Mound 1990), and is recorded from many plants throughout the tropics and subtropics (Okajima 2006). The species is reported from Iran on the basis of one male collected on grape (Mirab-balou & Chen 2012). Material studied. Australia, 2 females, N Territory, Darwin, Holmes Jungle, 25.ix. 2009 (LAM 5270) (in PPDSU).Published as part of Minaei, Kambiz, 2013, The Phlaeothrips - lineage of fungus feeding thrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) in Iran with a new species of Hindsiothrips, pp. 279-290 in Zootaxa 3599 (3) on page 281, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3599.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/22193

ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA MUSEI NATIONALIS PRAGAE A new species of Eremiothrips from Iran (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Abstract. Eremiothrips eshghii sp. nov. is described from Fars province, south of Iran, from specimens collected on a species of Ephedra (Ephedraceae). This new species seems to be related to E. effl atoun

Aeolothrips modestus

Aeolothrips modestus zur Strassen Aeolothrips modestus was described from the Canary Islands (zur Strassen, 1965) and considered endemic to those islands (zur Strassen 1969; Berzosa 2000), but Fallahzadeh et al. (2011) reported the species from Iran. For the same reason given above for balati and citricinctus, this record is not confirmed here. However, the present author has studied a female identified as this species from Suaeda sp. in Isfahan, and this is the first authentic determination of the species away from the type locality. The species is distinguished from other Aeolothrips species from Iran with two separate transverse darks bands on the fore wings mainly by colour: body generally brown but antennal segments III–IV pale-yellow (paler at the base); all tarsi and distal part of all tibiae yellow. In other Aeolothrips species reported from Iran in which the fore wings have two distinct transverse bands, antennal segments III–IV are usually brown and the mid and hind tibia as well as tarsi are brown. No male has been described for this species. Material studied. IRAN, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, 1 female, from flowers of Suaeda sp. (Chenopodiceae), 24.vii. 2012 (F. Haftbaradaran).Published as part of Minaei, Kambiz, 2013, The genus Aeolothrips in Iran (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) with one new species, pp. 594-600 in Zootaxa 3630 (3) on page 597, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21611

Thrips

Thrips diversity on Suaeda plants In addition to three Aeolothrips species discussed here, two other species (Ankothrips zayandicus and Haplothrips herajus) were recently described from Suaeda sp. (Minaei et al. 2012; Minaei & Aleosfoor 2013). Moreover, large numbers of Eremiothrips varius have also been found on this plant (Minaei et al. 2012), and Chenopodiaceae is considered a host for some Eremiothrips species in Iran (Minaei 2012). In the absence of detailed biological studies, it is not possible to assume a host association of these species with chenopod plants. However, the host association of Haplothrips kermanensis zur Strassen on Haloxylon sp., another chenopod (zur Strassen 1975) was confirmed by collecting larvae on the plant and laboratory rearing these to adults (Minaei & Mound 2008). The presence of a rich fauna of thrips on grasses is well documented in Iran (Minaei & Mound 2008; Minaei & Mound 2010). However, the large expanse of saline soils in Iran, with extensive saline habitats in temperate and hot deserts, provides conditions for diversification of the family Chenopodiaceae (Akhani 2008). Iran has one of the richest floras of chenopod plants in the world, with 201 reported species (Hatami 2011), so that about 53 % of known halophytes of Iran belong to this family (Akhani & Ghorbani 1993). Moreover, the genus Suaeda is one of the largest genera in this family in Iran (Ebrahimzadeh et al. 1994). It seems likely that plants in this family support a diversity of insects, including Thysanoptera.Published as part of Minaei, Kambiz, 2013, The genus Aeolothrips in Iran (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) with one new species, pp. 594-600 in Zootaxa 3630 (3) on page 599, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21611

Neohydatothrips gracilipes Hood

<i>Neohydatothrips gracilipes</i> (Hood) <p> <i>Sericothrips gracilipes</i> Hood, 1924: 149</p> <p> This species is reported from Mexico, several Caribbean countries, Texas, Hawaii, Galapagos Islands, India, Thailand, New Caledonia, as well as northern Australia (Mound &Marullo, 1996, Bhatti <i>et al</i>. 1999, Hoddle & Mound 2011, Lima & Mound 2016a). It is associated with several common malvaceous weeds especially genus <i>Sida</i> (Lima & Mound 2016a). In Iran the species is recorded from Alborz province (central Iran) based on one female collected from <i>Glycyrrhiza glabra</i> (Mirab-balou & Chen 2013). However, most records of this species are from Malvaceae. <i>Glycyrrhiza glabra</i> is the plant that appears to be the host for <i>N. tadzhicus</i> (see below).</p> <p> <i>Female macroptera</i>. Body and legs mainly yellow, ocellar region weakly shaded, pronotal blotch light brown, anterior margin of mesonotum, and lateral margins of metanotum light brown; tergites II–VII with dark antecostal line and brown shadings antero-laterally; legs yellow with shaded brown areas medially; fore wing pale with faintly shaded area in the basal third, clavus shaded.</p> <p>Occipital apodeme not confluent with posterior margin of eyes; ocellar triangle weakly and irregularly reticulate; ocellar setae III close together behind fore ocellus. Pronotal sculpture mainly transverse, blotch weakly defined. Metanotum with irregular linear sculpture, without markings between the main lines. Fore wing second vein with no setae; comb of microtrichia incomplete on tergites II–VI, tergites VII–VIII with complete comb of long microtrichia on posterior margin; tergite IX with two pairs of mid-dorsal setae. Sternites III–VI with discal microtrichia medially.</p> <p> <i>Male</i> not known.</p> <p> <b>Material studied</b>. None</p> <p> <b>Comments</b>. According to Lima and Mound (2016), the species most similar to <i>N. gracilipes</i> are <i>N. burungae</i> and <i>N.signifer</i>. Among Palaearctic species, <i>N. gracilipes</i> is very similar to <i>N. tadzhicus</i> (the colour pattern of body, very long mouth cone, ocellar setae III close together behind fore ocellus, shape of metasternum) but they are distinguished by the characters indicated in the key above.</p>Published as part of <i>Minaei, Kambiz, 2016, The genus Neohydatothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Iran with one new species and first record of a micropterous form, pp. 367-377 in Zootaxa 4189 (2)</i> on page 374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4189.2.10, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/165954">http://zenodo.org/record/165954</a&gt

<strong>The <em>Phlaeothrips</em>-lineage of fungus feeding thrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) in Iran with a new species of <em>Hindsiothrips</em></strong>

Minaei, Kambiz (2013): The Phlaeothrips - lineage of fungus feeding thrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) in Iran with a new species of Hindsiothrips. Zootaxa 3599 (3): 279-290, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3599.3.

Neohydatothrips tadzhicus Pelikan

&lt;i&gt;Neohydatothrips tadzhicus&lt;/i&gt; (Pelikan) &lt;p&gt;(Figs 27&ndash;33)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;i&gt;Sericothrips tadzhicus&lt;/i&gt; Pelikan, 1964: 228.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Pelikan (1964) described this species from a large number of both sexes obtained by sweeping on &ldquo;Jungle grasses&rdquo; at Tajikistan, Central Asia. Subsequently, Yang &lt;i&gt;et al&lt;/i&gt;. (1993) recorded it from China. The species was recorded from Iran for the first time in Khorasan province, north eastern Iran (Alavi &amp; Kamali 1995, 2003) based on specimens collected on various plants including flowering &lt;i&gt;Glycyrrhiza glabra&lt;/i&gt;. This is the plant on which Cheraghian (1996) and Minaei &lt;i&gt;et al&lt;/i&gt;. (2002) found &lt;i&gt;N. tadzhicus&lt;/i&gt; in high population in Khozestan and Fars provinces respectively. Judging from the author&rsquo;s collection around the Fars province in recent years, the species lives on flowers and leaves of &lt;i&gt;Glycyrrhiza glabra&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;i&gt;Female macroptera&lt;/i&gt;. Body yellow with light brown markings, antennal segments I and II pale, III and IV with light brown markings on distal third, V&ndash;VIII faintly shaded; ocellar region weakly shaded, pronotal blotch brown with margins distinct; anterior margin of mesonotum, and anterior two thirds of metanotum light brown; metasternum light brown (Fig. 32); legs yellow with shaded brown areas medially; fore wing pale with faintly shaded area on basal third and sub-apical area, clavus shaded; tergites II&ndash;VI with dark antecostal line and brown shadings antero-laterally, tergite VII and ovipositor light brown&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Occipital apodeme close to but not confluent with posterior margin of eyes; ocellar setae III close together behind fore ocellus; mouth cone very long, extending beyond fore coxae; pronotum transversely striate (Fig. 29); mesonotum striate, metanotum in anterior part weakly reticulate; anterior margin of metasternal plate almost transverse (Fig. 32). Fore wing second vein with no setae (Fig. 33); tergites II&ndash;VII without comb medially on posterior margin; comb on tergite VIII complete; IX with 2 pairs of mid-dorsal setae (Fig. 30). Sternites III&ndash;VII without discal microtrichia medially.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Measurements&lt;/b&gt;. (one female in microns): Body length 1042. Head length (width) 97 (158), ocellar setae III length 21. Pronotum length (width) 110 (167). Fore wing length 663.Antennal segments III&ndash;VIII length 56, 55, 44, 45, 9, 15.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;i&gt;Male macroptera.&lt;/i&gt; Similar to female but smaller (Fig. 28), sternite VII with a small circular pore plate about 11 microns wide (Fig. 31).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Measurements&lt;/b&gt;. (one male in microns): Body length 881. Head length (width) 90 (140), ocellar setae III length 22. Pronotum length (width) 90 (155). Fore wing length 570.Antennal segments III&ndash;VIII length 58, 54, 36, 43, 9, 14.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Material studied&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;b&gt;IRAN&lt;/b&gt;, Fars province, Badjgah, 3 females, 1 male, on &lt;i&gt;Glycyrrhiza glabra&lt;/i&gt;, 28.viii.1999;1 female, same place and plant, 20.x.2011 (KM 597); Shiraz, Ghasrodasht, 7 females, 1 male, same plant, 4.v.2016; Mamasani, 4 females, 2 males, same plant, 10.vi.2016; Dehsheikh, 2 females, same plant, 24.vi.2016.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Comments&lt;/b&gt;. In most Sericothripinae, only one pair of pronotal posteroangular setae is developed. However, in &lt;i&gt;tadzhicus&lt;/i&gt; the pronotum bears two posteroangular setae although the inner pair is shorter than the outer pair. This species is also remarkable for the distinctive dark pronotal blotch and very long mouth cone.&lt;/p&gt;Published as part of &lt;i&gt;Minaei, Kambiz, 2016, The genus Neohydatothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Iran with one new species and first record of a micropterous form, pp. 367-377 in Zootaxa 4189 (2)&lt;/i&gt; on pages 374-376, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4189.2.10, &lt;a href="http://zenodo.org/record/165954"&gt;http://zenodo.org/record/165954&lt;/a&gt