Molecular Characterization of Thripidae (Thysanoptera) Species in Karaman, Konya and Mersin (Turkey)

Specimens of Thripidae (Thysanoptera) species collected from Konya, Karaman and Mersin (2015-2017) were studied through molecular analyses as a part preliminary attempts to establish barcoding system for Thysanoptera in Turkey. The included 23 namely; Chirothrips kurdistanus zur Strassen, manicatus Haliday, Frankliniella intonsa (Trybom), occidentalis (Pergande), tenuicornis (Uzel), Limothrips angulicornis Jablanowski, Odontothrips confusus Priesner, dorycnii Oxythrips ajugae Uzel, Taeniothrips inconsequens Tenothrips anatolicus (Priesner), discolor (Karny), frici Thermothrips mohelensis Pelikan, Thrips angusticeps atratus italicus Bagnall, linarius major meridionalis physapus Linnaeus, tabaci Lindeman trehernei Priesner which detected various cultivated plants weeds. phylogenetic positions the 9-genera, with few exceptions, form their own clades by 18S Ribosomal RNA data on NJ tree. discussed first time Th. linarius, angusticeps, italicus, meridionalis, physapus, F. tenuicornis, Ch. kurdistanus, Te. anatolicus, discolor, Ther. Ox. species. Clearly results COI dataset single UPGMA tree separated genera. Li. angulicornis, Od. confusus, atratus, obtained this study.