The American genus Dactuliothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) with three new species.

One new species and two new records of the genus Aeolothrips from Iran (Insecta, Thysanoptera, Aeolothripidae).

Aeolothrips gundeliae sp. n. is described, and two bicolored species of the same genus, Aeolothrips ericae Bagnall and Aeolothrips albithorax Pelikan are newly reported from northeast of Iran. Diagnostic characters are provided for each species as well as illustrations to distinguish these species.

The genus Aeolothrips in Iran (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) with one new species.

Aeolothrips zurstrasseni sp. n. is described from Fars Province, and A. modestus zur Strassen is newly recorded from Iran, in Isfahan Province. Both species have been collected from the flowers of Suaeda sp. (Chenopodiaceae), and the presence of several species of thrips on plants of this family is discussed. Recent records of Aeolothrips balati and A. citricinctus from Iran are not accepted here.

Occurrence of males among Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera), with description of the male of Aeolothrips afghanus.

A natural population of thrips, the insect order Thysanoptera, rarely comprises more than 30% males (Mound 2005), and this situation is particularly obvious in the family Aeolothripidae (Mound 1992). Thus for 46% of species of Aeolothripidae in Britain the male is not known (Mound et al. 1976). Aeolothrips is the most species-rich genus in this family, and males are not described for many speci...

The thrips family aeolothripidae ( thysanoptera: terebrantia) in the fars province

Natural Enemies of the Frankliniella Complex Species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Ataulfo Mango Agroecosystems

A field survey was conducted in Ataulfo mango (Mangifera indica L.) orchards in Chiapas, Mexico, with the objective of determining the natural enemies of the Frankliniella complex species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Seven species of this genus feed and reproduce in large numbers during the mango flowering. Two representative orchards were selected: the orchard "Tres A" characterized by an intens...