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Key to species of Aeolothrips of Saudi Arabia (* indicates species included from descriptions). 1. Fore wing posterior half with longitudinal dark band, covering almost entire length of wing except apex and base; metanotum with circular rings of sculpture.................................................................... asirensis * - Fore wing with two dark cross bands; metanotum sculpture with equiangular or transverse reticulation................. 2 2. Antennal segments IV–IX grey; dark band on fore wing wider than long; legs bicolored, mid and hind tarsi and extreme apex of mid and hind tibiae yellow.................................................................... eremicola - At least antennal segments V–IX dark brown; dark bands on fore wings longer than wide; hind and mid legs unicolorous brown.............................................................................................. 3 3. Ring vein around apex of fore wings and posteromarginal vein between the two transverse dark bands brown............ 4 - Ring vein around apex of fore wings and posteromarginal vein between the two transverse dark bands as pale as membrane it surrounds........................................................................................... 5 4. Antennal segment V longer than length of VI–IX together............................................ tenuicornis - Antennal segment V shorter than VI–IX together..................................................... deserticola 5. Antennal segment III brown at apex, IV entirely dark brown, sensorium on segment III small, hardly reaching to half length of segment; sternite VII with additional pair of setae ahead of posterior marginal setae........................ mongolicus - Antennal segment III completely yellow; IV yellow at base, sensorium on segment III long, surpassing half the length of segment; sternite VII with additional pair of setae conspicuous and close to posterior margin................... sobrinus, Published as part of Rasool, Iftekhar, Alattal, Yehya Zaki & Aldhafer, Hathal M., 2023, Faunistic inventory, identification keys and zoogeographical analysis of the Thysanoptera-Terebrantia of Saudi Arabia, including two new species, pp. 151-200 in Zootaxa 5306 (2) on page 156, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5306.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8058749

Here, we have generated the complete mitochondrial sequence of Aeolothrips indicus Bhatti, 1964. So far, this is the first largest mitogenome with 17,042 bp length in order Thysanoptera. It includes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and two ribosomal RNA genes along with three non-coding regions. AT composition of A. indicus is 72.5% (37.7% A and 34.8% T) and GC 27.5% (15.6% C and 11.9% G). The constructed phylogeny revealed the monophyly of family Aeolothripidae in the order Thysanoptera. The data would provide further insight into the evolution and phylogeny of the order Thysanoptera.

Aeolothrips naderii sp. n. Female macroptera. Body largely yellowish white (Fig. 1), pronotum, meso and metanotum slightly shaded, abdominal tergite I white, II���VIII with pair of brown markings laterally, antecostal line pale but weakly shaded medially on VIII, tergite IX shaded laterally, tergite X pale (Fig. 1); sternites III���VII with antecostal ridges dark; antennal segment I yellow, II���VII shaded; fore wings with two separate shaded transverse bands (Fig. 9), clavus pale; femora and tibiae yellow with light brown markings, tarsi yellow; major body setae pale. Antennae usually with 7 segments (terminal 2 or 3 segments sometimes fused to produce 6 or 5 segments) (Figs 4, 5, 6); III with small linear sensorium, less than 1/6 as long as segment; IV a little wider at apex with linear sensorium nearly 0.25 as long as segment; V���VII forming a single unit with IV; VII slightly shorter than VI (Fig. 6). Head wider than long, not produced in front of eyes, with weak transverse lines of sculpture; 2 pairs of setae arising within ocellar triangle, one of them arising between posterior ocelli; postocular area with 5���8 pairs of setae in two widely spaced rows (Fig. 2); frontoclypeus with less than 10 pairs of setae between compound eyes, one pair of mid-lateral setae beside compound eyes slightly longer than other setae (Fig. 3); compound eyes prolonged ventrally. Pronotum with weak transverse striations, with about 20 discal setae; four to six pairs of posteromarginal setae, stouter than pronotal discal setae (Fig. 7). Mesonotum transversely striate, with pair of median setae, anteromedian campaniform sensilla absent. Metanotum with very weak reticulation (Fig. 8). Abdominal tergite I with almost no striations, with no campaniform sensilla, II���X with weak transverse striations, II���VIII with paired campaniform sensilla posterolateral to median setae; setae S1 on tergite IX almost as long as tergite length; X with pair of reduced trichobothria bearing long axial seta. Sternite II with 2 pairs of posterior setae arising sub-marginally; III���VII with 3 pairs of posteromarginal setae of which the lateral pair is submarginal (V���VII sometimes with 4 pairs of which the two lateral pairs are sub-marginal); all abdominal sternites without discal setae, sternite VII with 2 pairs of sub-median accessory setae, arranged one in front of the other and with pair of anterolateral campaniform sensilla (Fig. 10). Spermatheca structure not recognisable. Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body distended length 1430. Head length (width) 135 (172). Pronotum length (width) 125 (200). Fore wing length (median width) 680 (110). Tergite IX S1 setae 100. Antennal segments length (width) I 26 (30), II 40 (26), III 57 (17), IV 60 (17), V 27 (20), VI 17 (14), VII 15 (6). Male not known. Specimens studied. Holotype female, IRAN, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Yasuj, from Tamarix sp. (Tamaricaceae), 27.vi.2018 (KM 1931), deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Paratypes, all from same place and plant: 8 females collected with holotype; 3 females, 23.viii.2017 (KM 1708); 10 females, 1.ix.2017 (KM 1709), 3 females, 26.vii.2018 (KM 1935), deposited in the Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, with 5 females in Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra. Comments. As is clear from the description above, and from the illustrations, this species has all of the structural character states of a typical species of genus Aeolothrips, with the exception of the antennal segmentation. It is therefore interpreted as an aberrant species of that genus. Of the 25 females examined here, 16 have both antennae with 7 segments; seven of them have one antenna with 7 segments and the other antenna with 6 segments; and two of them have one antenna with 7 segments, the other with 5 segments. The number of antennal segments in this new species is unique among Aeolothripidae species, and when first examined the assumption was that the individuals were exhibiting some sort of developmental aberration. The reduction from seven segments to six or even five is clearly the result of fusion of two or three of the apical segments. But the 7-segmented condition has been found consistently in this population on Tamarix over a period of two years and thus is presumably inherited between generations. In trying to identify the species, if the antennal character is ignored, then the new species runs to the three species (gloriosus, montivagus, tauricus) in couplets 37 and 38 of the key to species of Aeolothrips by zur Strassen (2003). Moreover, in the key to 27 Iranian species (Alavi & Minaei 2018) this species runs to couplets 4 and 5 i. e. gloriosus, montivagus and wittmeri. It differs from gloriosus, montivagus and tauricus in the colour of the antennal segments (IV���IX dark brown in these three species but IV���VI lightly shaded in naderii). Moreover, it differs from tauricus in the head colour (brown in tauricus, mostly yellow in naderii). From wittmeri, the new species is easily distinguished in body colour (most parts including antennal segments are brown in wittmeri). The new species is also comparable to intactus Pelikan (1963) that was described from Uzbekistan and recently recorded from Iran (Alavi & Minaei 2019). However, these two can be distinguished from each other by the presence of two shaded bands on the fore wing of naderii whereas the fore wings of intactus are almost uniformly pale. From all above species, naderii is also distinguished by the colour of abdominal segment X (uniformly yellow in naderii but dark at least laterally or posteriorly in others). Etymology. The species is named in honor of Dr. Firouz Naderi (born 1946 in Shiraz, Iran). He is an Iranian-American scientist who spent more than 30 years in various technical and executive positions at NASA���s Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he contributed to some of America���s most iconic robotic space missions. He retired in 2016., Published as part of Minaei, Kambiz & Mound, Laurence, 2019, Reduced antennal segmentation in a new species from Iran of the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae), pp. 447-450 in Zootaxa 4683 (3) on pages 447-449, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4683.3.9, http://zenodo.org/record/3479058, {"references":["Alavi, J. & Minaei, K. (2018) Studies on the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) in Iran, with a key to species. Zootaxa, 4446 (3), 343 - 360. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4446.3.3","Pelikan, J. (1963) New Thysanoptera from Central Asia (U. S. S. R.). Casopis Ceskoslovenske Spolecnosti Entomologicke (Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae), 60, 99 - 113.","Alavi, J. & Minaei, K. (2019) Two new species and a new record species of the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) from Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 43, 349 - 355. https: // doi. org / 10.3906 / zoo- 1903 - 16"]}

Aeolothrips intermedius is a thrips predator often found in phytocoenoses worldwide. Both the adults and larvae of this species prey on small invertebrates, including phytophagous species from Thysanoptera group. The aim of this study was to determine the morphological variability of the A. intermedius relative to the locality and, indirectly, to the species of host plant. Insects were collected from five localities in southwest Poland and five different host plants. For each of the sexes, six morphometric features were assessed: body length, length of antennae, wing length, head length, head width and length of pronotum. Additionally, the body mass for each individual was estimated. The findings revealed that in females, both the locality and host plant had a significant impact on almost all of these features. In males, the morphometric features under study correlated strongly with locality and only moderately with the host plant. Certain differences were observed between males and females, mainly in terms of antennae length. The results show that A. intermedius exhibits significant variability in this respect, which is indicative of the species&rsquo, phenotypic plasticity. The body length was the trait with the most distinct response to the locality and host plant.

KEY TO SPECIES OF THE GENUS AEOLOTHRIPS HALIDAY FROM IRAN 1. Body mostly yellow …………………………………………………………………….... 2 – Body color either dark brown or abdomen bicolored......................................................... 7 2. Head yellow, concolorous with thorax.............................................................................. 3 – Head brown to dark brown, abdomen bicolored................................................................ 4 3. Antennal segment IV yellow at least in the basal half; male without clasper on abdominal segment IX ……………………………………………………… A. montivagus Priesner – Antennal segment IV entirely yellow except at apex; male with clasper on abdominal segment IX …………………………………………………………….. A. euphorbiae sp. n. 4. Abdominal segments I–VIII yellow, IX–X dark brown ……... A. bhattii Alavi et Manzari – First abdominal segment brown, other variable …………………………………………... 5 5. Antennal segment V shorter than VI–IX ……………………………... A. iranicus Minaei – Antennal segment V longer than VI–IX ………………………………………………….. 6 6. Abdominal segments V–X mainly brown; antennal segments II and III almost equally white, segment I brown and the distal part of III brown …………………. A. gloriosus Bagnall – Abdominal segments VI–X brown; antennal segments I–III whitish yellow ………………..………………………………………………………………….. A. mongolicus Pelikán 7. Abdomen bicolored brown and yellow …………………………………………………... 8 – Abdomen completely brown to dark brown …………………………………………….. 11 8. Microptera (both sexes usually with wings shorter than thorax width) ………………….. 9 – Macroptera ………………………………………………………………………………. 10 9. Abdominal tergite I with close set of transverse striate; abdominal segments II–III sharply yellow ………………………………………………………….... A. albicinctus Haliday – Abdominal tergite I with few transverse striate; abdominal segment I pale brown, II white ………………………………………………………………………... A. cursor Priesner 10. Abdominal segment II and/or III yellow to yellowish brown; fore wings with two separate long brown cross bands …………………………………………….... A. ericae Bagnall – Abdominal segments I–VI yellow, VII–X brown to dark brown; fore wings with rather long spot in posterior margin of distal half and two small spots at the anterior margin... ……………………………………………………………….. A. neyrizi Minaei & Alavi 11. Fore wings with longitudinal dark band along the posterior margin, but without a cross band ……………………………………………………………….... A. afghanus Jenser – Fore wings with one or two broad dark bands …………………………………………... 12 12. Fore wings with one broad dark band or with two dark bands that connected to the posterior margin …………………………………………………………………………... 13 – Fore wings with two transverse dark bands ……………………………………………... 18 13. Fore wings with only one dark band, the longitudinal dark area on the posterior margin does not reach the tip of the wing ……………………………….. A. zurstrasseni Minaei – Not above characters …………………………………………………………………….. 14 14. Presence the narrow form of the band along the fore wings posterior margin between the two cross bands ………………………………………………………………………... 15 – Presence the wider band along the fore wings posterior margin between the two cross bands.. ………………………………………………………………………………………..... 16 15. Head with prolongation; all tibiae pale at distal part; male tergites without tubercles and tergite IX without claspers and stout curved setae..…………………. A. versicolor Uzel – Head without prolongation; all tibiae dark brown; male tergites IV–V with paired tubercles and tergite IX with stout curved seta and non-bifurcate clasper …………………… ……………………………………………………………….... A. melaleucus (Haliday) 16. All tarsi and tibiae dark brown …………………………………….. A. wittmeri Priesner – All tarsi and distal part of all tibiae yellow ……………………………………………... 17 17. Middle and hind tibiae uniformly dark; antennal segments I–II dark brown, III yellow with grey ring at apex, IV yellow, light brown in distal half and pedicel, V–IX uniformly brown; male with clasper ………………………………………... A. laurencei Alavi et Manzari – Middle and hind tibiae abruptly yellow at extreme apex; antennal segments III–IX yellowish brown, III and IV yellow in basal part; male without clasper ……. A. eremicola Priesner 18. Body distinctly bicolored, with prothorax pale yellow and the rest of the dark brown... …………………………………………………………………………………………. 19 – Body uniformly brown to dark brown …………………………………………………... 20 19. Antennal segment I yellowish grey, II and III yellow, III rather abruptly brown in distal half; male abdominal tergites IV–VI without dorsal tubercles, segment IX without claspers, posterior margin of tergite IX convex medially …………………... A. albithorax Pelikan – Antennal segment I dark brown, II yellow in about apical half, III extensively yellow; male tergites IV and V with paired dorsal tubercles, setae at base of claspers on tergite IX shorter than clasper, with stout curved seta lateral to clasper ……………….. A. collaris Priesner 20. Antennal segments III–IV pale-yellow (paler at the base); all tarsi and distal part of all tibiae yellow …………………………………………………... A. modestus zur Strassen – Antennal segments III–IV usually brown and the mid and hind tibia as well as tarsi brown …………………..…………………………………………………………………...... 21 21. Abdominal sternites II–VI with discal setae …………….. A. gundeliae Alavi et Manzari – Abdominal sternites II–VI without discal setae ……………………………………….... 22 22. Antennal segments VI–IX elongate; segment VI 0.59–0.62 times as length as total length of segments VI–IX; segment VI 1.5–1.6 times as long as width ………………………. …………………………………………………………………..... A. heinzi zur Strassen – Antennal segments VI–IX not elongate; segment VI 0.8–1.3 times as length as total length of segments VI–IX; segment VI 1.0–1.2 times as long as width ……………………... 23 23. Abdominal sternite VII with setae pair S1 closer to each other than S2 ………………… ………………………………………………………………….... A. tenuicornis Bagnall – Abdominal sternite VII with setae pair S1 far from to each other …………………….... 24 24. Antennal segment II dark brown, paler distally …………………. A. deserticola Priesner – Antennal segment II largely yellow ……………………………………………………... 25 25. Male with posteroangular setae longer than paired claspers on abdominal tergite IX ….. …………………………………………………………………... A. fasciatus (Linnaeus) – Male with posteroangular setae shorter than paired claspers on abdominal tergite IX …… ………………………………………………………………….... A. intermedius Bagnall, Published as part of Mirab-balou, M., 2019, A key to species of the genus Aeolothrips Haliday (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) from Iran with description of new species, pp. 1-7 in Far Eastern Entomologist 380 on pages 3-4, DOI: 10.25221/fee.380.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7165041

Mirab-balou, M. (2019): A key to species of the genus Aeolothrips Haliday (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) from Iran with description of new species. Far Eastern Entomologist 380: 1-7, DOI: 10.25221/fee.380.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.25221/fee.380.1

Aeolothrips setosus sp. n. (Figs 8, 9, 20, 61���68) Female macroptera. Body largely yellowish white but meso-metanota slightly shaded, abdominal tergites III���VIII laterally shaded along antecostal line, shaded medially on posterior tergites, tergite IX shaded at mid-laterals, tergite X pale brown (Fig. 8); sternites IV���VII with antecostal ridges dark; antennal segment I yellow, II shaded, III���VIII brown with pale base on III; fore wings with two separate pale brown bands at submedian and subdistal areas, vein not shaded on pale area, clavus shaded at basal half; all legs yellowish white (Fig. 20); prominent body setae pale. Head 0.8���0.9 times as long as wide, arched at cheeks, sculptured with anastomosing striae on dorsal surface (Fig. 61), ventrally with 16 pairs of setae between compound eyes, a pair of mid-lateral setae beside compound eyes slightly longer than median setae; paired interocellar setae stouter than lateral postocular setae but median postocular setae much longer and stouter than interocellar. Antennal segment III and IV with sensoria 0.3��� 0.4 and 0.6 times as long as length of the segments, respectively, V with ventral sensorium having oval base, 1.1��� 1.2 times as long as the combined length of VI���IX (Fig. 62). Antennal segments I to IX ratio length/width as follows: 0.9, 2.3���2.5, 4.3���4.4, 3.2���3.3, 2.5���2.6, 0.8���0.9, 0.8���0.9, 1.0���1.1, 1.7���2.0. Pronotum 0.8���0.9 times as long as wide, sculptured, with about 70 discal setae and 1���3 pairs of posteromarginal setae distinctly longer and stouter than discal setae. Mesonotum with lateral setae subequal in length to or slightly longer than median pair of setae; anteromedian CPS present. Metascutum with transverse concave reticulation on posterior half and relatively equiangular reticulation on anterior half; CPS present (Fig. 63). Abdominal tergites II���VIII weakly sculptured with anastomosing striae throughout (Fig. 64); tergite I without posteromedian CPS; tergite IX with a minor seta between S1 setae; sternites III���VI each with 6, 6 (rarely 5), 6 (rarely 5), 7 or 8 posteromarginal setae and all setae arising at posterior margin, sternites III���VI with S4 setae arising at posterior margin, VII with two pairs of accessory setae near posterior margin between S1 and S2 setae, interval between S1 setae subequal in length to interval between S1 and S2 setae (Fig. 65). Spermatheca weak and with no internal teeth (Fig. 66). Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body length 2050; head length 145, width 180, compound eye length 73, width 53; pronotal median length 158, width 195; metascutal median length 88; fore wing length 990, width at middle 110; abdominal tergite IX length 115, tergite X length 100; ovipositor length 430. Antennal segments I���IX length (width) as follows: 35 (38), 68 (28), 105 (24), 81 (25), 65 (25), 15 (19), 13 (16), 13 (13), 13 (6). Male macroptera. Body colour similar to female (Fig. 9) but slightly darker, pronotum with slightly shaded patches, meso- and metanota slightly shaded, abdominal tergite I shaded, with microtrichia scattered laterally (Fig. 67), tergites II���VIII shaded along antecostal lines, tergites IX and X pale brown. Abdominal tergite IX without clasper and transverse ridge, S1 setae in front of S2 setae and wide apart each other (Fig. 68). Measurements (paratype male in microns). Body length 1500; head length 145, width 150, compound eye length 75, width 50; pronotal median length 125, width 150; metascutal median length 88; fore wing length 790, width at middle 100. Antennal segments I���IX length (width) as follows: 28 (33), 55 (25), 80 (21), 65 (23), 63 (23), 13 (18), 10 (15), 11 (10), 11 (6). Specimens studied. Holotype female, JAPAN, Honshu, Kanagawa Pref., Yokohama City, Kanazawa-shizen kouen park, on leaves of Arachnoides standisii [Aspidiaceae], 2.iv.2006, M.Masumoto. Paratypes: 4 females collected together with holotype. Same place as holotype: 3 females on leaves of Arachnoides standisii, 25.iii.2006. 1 female on leaves of Carpinus tschnoskii [Betulaceae], 25.iii.2006. 2 females on leaves of Arachnoides standisii, 1.iv.2007. 1 female on flower of Prunus yedoensis [Rosaceae], 2.iv.2006. 19 females & 1 male on leaves of Arachnoides standisii, 24.iii.2018. 15 females on leaves of Arachnoides standisii, 31.iii.2018. Kanagawa Pref., Zushi City, Hayama City: 1 female on fern, 15.iv.2006. all M.Masumoto. The holotype and most paratypes are deposited in TUA. Remarks. This new species is rather similar to A. gloriosus by yellowish body with brown markings, fore wing with two separate dark bands, yellow legs of female, some stout postocular setae and posteromarginal setae slightly stout, but it can be distinguished from the later species as follows: in setosus head uniformly yellow, intermediate abdominal tergites without large median brown markings, tergite IX largely yellow, mesonotum with median pair of setae subequal in length to lateral pair, male tergite IX with S1 setae small in front of S2 setae, whereas in gloriosus head with large median dark marking, intermediate abdominal tergites with large median dark markings, tergite IX dark brown, mesonotum with median pair of setae much shorter than lateral pair, male mid and hind tibiae brown at bases and tergite IX without S1 setae. Etymology. In reference to stout setae on head and pronotum., Published as part of Masumoto, Masami & Okajima, Sh��ji, 2019, Review of the Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera) in Japan, pp. 301-326 in Zootaxa 4564 (2) on pages 314-315, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4564.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2588916

Aeolothrips kurosawai Bhatti (Figs 4, 5, 17, 40–49) Aeolothrips kurosawai Bhatti, 1971: 85. Nom. nov. for conjunctus Kurosawa, 1968: 11; preoccupied by Priesner, 1914: 187. Female macroptera. Body length 2.1–2.2 mm. Body uniformly dark brown (Fig. 4); antennal segments I and IV brown, II brown with apex slightly pale, III yellowish white with brown extreme apex; fore wings with two dark bands connected along posterior margin, dark area between the two bands not reaching to second vein, apex white, extreme base slightly shaded, vein not shaded on pale area (Fig. 17); all legs dark brown; prominent body setae brown. Head about 1.1 times as long as wide, weakly arched at cheeks, sculptured with narrowly spaced anastomosing striae on dorsal surface, almost smooth within ocellar triangle (Fig. 40), ventrally with 12 pairs of setae between compound eyes, a pair of mid-lateral setae beside compound eyes very long; interocellar setae slightly stouter than postocular setae. Antennal segment III and IV with sensoria elongate, 0.4 and 0.4 times as long as length of the segment respectively, V with ventral sensorium having circular base, 0.8–0.9 times as long as combined length of VI–IX (Fig. 41). Antennal segments I–IX ratio length/width as follows: 0.1–1.6, 2.0–2.1, 5.6– 5.7, 3.6–4.0, 3.1–3.3, 1.8–1.9, 1.4–1.5, 1.3–1.4, 1.7–2.0. Pronotum 0.8–0.9 times as long as wide, sculptured at each side and posteriorly, weakly sculptured medially, with no long and stout setae. Mesonotum with lateral setae much longer and stouter than median pair of setae; anteromedian CPS present. Metascutum with somewhat longitudinal reticulations medially; CPS present (Fig. 42). Abdominal tergites II–VIII almost smooth medially and with very weak sculpture laterally (Fig. 43); tergite I with or without posteromedian CPS; tergite IX usually with a minor seta between S1 setae; sternite II with all setae anterior to posterior margin, sternites III–VII with S1 and S2 setae at posterior margin, S3 and S4 setae anterior to posterior margin, VII with two pairs of accessory setae anterior to posterior margin between S1 and S2 setae, interval between S1 setae much wider than interval between S1 and S2 setae (Fig. 44). Spermatheca with several distinct internal teeth at each side (Fig. 45). Male macroptera. Body colour very similar to female (Fig. 5) but smaller. Mid coxae each with transverse ridges and a large tooth-like tubercle ventrally (Fig. 46). Abdominal tergites III–VI with paired small posteromarginal tubercles, tubercles vestigial on VI (Fig. 48); tergite IX with bifurcate claspers, S1 setae far from each other and subequal in length to S2 setae, and these setae arranged almost in transverse row, S3 setae much shorter than clasper, ventrolateral setae stout and strongly curved (Fig. 49). Specimens studied. Holotype female of A. conjunctus, Hokkaido, Kotoni, on oats leaf, 23.viii.1950, M.Kurosawa (NARO). Paratypes: 2 females mounted together with holotype on single slide & 1 male, collected together with holotype (NARO). Other specimens: JAPAN: Honshu, Aomori Pref., Hachinohe City: 1 female on Artemisia princeps [Compositae], 7.viii.1997, T.Tsutsumi (FU). 1 female on Miscanthus sinensis [Poaceae], 7.viii.1997, T.Tsutsumi (FU). Akita Pref., Honjou City, lower reaches of Koyoshi-gawa River, 3 females & 1 male on grass, 9.vii.1988, S.Okajima (TUA). Miyagi Pref., Mt. Zao, 2 females on sweeping, 11.vi.1976, S.Okajima (TUA). Yamagata Pref., Yamagata City, Zao, Mt. Torikabuto-yama, 3 females on Poaceae, 24.viii.2012, M.Masumoto (TUA). Fukushima Pref., Fukushima City, Mt. Issaikyo-yama (alt. 1850m), 1 female on Poaceae, 21.vii.2013, T.Tsutsumi (FU). Ibaraki Pref., Tsukuba-mirai City, side of the river Kokai-gawa: 5 females on Poaceae, 25.vii.2008, M.Masumoto (TUA). 11 females on Poaceae, 29.vii.2008, M.Masumoto (TUA). Chiba Pref.: Urayasu City, Irifune, 1 female, 19.x.1993, T.Nonaka & S.Okajima (TUA). Shibayama-cho, 12 females on Poaceae, 31.v.2015, M.Masumoto (TUA). Tokyo, Koremasa, 2 females on sweeping, 1.ix.1976, S.Okajima (TUA). Kanagawa Pref., Noborito, 12 females on sweeping, 31.v.1972, S.Okajima (TUA). Kanagawa Pref., Kawasaki City: 8 females & 1 male on Poaceae, 7.vi.2007, M.Masumoto (TUA). 6 females on Imperata cylindrica [Poaceae], 7.vi.2007, M.Masumoto (TUA). Kanagawa Pref., Yokohama City, Kanazawa-ku, Namiki: 1 female on Lolium multiflorum [Poaceae], 9.vi.2007, M. Masumoto (TUA). 1 female on Lolium multiflorum, 10.vi.2007, M. Masumoto (TUA). Yamanashi, nr. Fujiyoshia, 2 females on grass, 30.vii.1981, S.Okajima (TUA). Yamanashi, Kitakoma-gun, Sudama-cho, Kanayama, 6 females on grass, 8.vii.1994, S.Okajima (TUA). Ryukyus, Okinawa Pref., Ishigaki-jima Is., Takeda-rindou, 1 female, 16-i-1991, S.Okajima (TUA). TAIWAN: Nantou-hsien, nr. Meifeng, alt. about 1700m, 61 female & 1 male on grass, 4.iv.1993, H.Urushihara & S. Okajima (TUA). Remarks. This species is widespread in Japan and China (Mirab-balou et al. 2011b), and is here newly recorded from Taiwan. In Japan, it is found commonly on grass tussocks rather than flowers. A Chinese species, A. yunnanensis is very similar to this species, but Han (1986) referred to the following differences: in yunnanensis head is longer (215 µm in female, 194 µm in male) and 1.2 times as long as pronotum in female, 1.1 times in male, antennal segment III is wider (5.6 times as long as width in female, 5.0 times in male), fore wing wider (7.9 times as long as width in female, 7.5 times in male), male tarsi brown, whereas in kurosawai head is shorter (207 µm in female, 182 µm in male) and 1.1 times as long as pronotum, antennal segment III slender (5.9 times as long as width in female, 5.7 times in male), fore wing narrower (8.6 times as long as width in female, 8.3 times in male) and male tarsi brown. However, kurosawai studied here, head is 1.2–1.3 times as long as pronotum in female, 1.1 times in male, fore wing is 7.8–8.9 times as long as width in female, 8.0 times in male and male tarsi dark brown, although head and antennal segment III of yunnannensis certainly appear to be longer than in kurosawai. It is possible that these two are the same species, but further study is necessary. The species is also very similar to A. laurencei described from Iran in having the fore wing with two dark bands connected posteriorly, the spermatheca with several internal teeth, and the mid coxa of males with strong ridges and large hump, also abdominal tergite IX of males with paired bifurcate claspers and strongly curved ventrolateral setae (Alavi et al. 2015). However, in A. laurencei the female has antennal segment IV with basal half pale, and the male has abdominal tergite IX with S1 setae much longer than S2 setae and exceeding the posterior margin of this tergite, whereas in A. kurosawai female antennal segment IV is uniformly dark and the male has abdominal tergite IX with S1 setae subequal in length to S2 setae and not reaching the posterior margin. A. kurosawai has antennal segment VI distinctly longer than wide, a character state also found in two American species, A. bicolor and A. nasturtii (Bailey, 1951), as well as one European species, A. heinzi (zur Strassen, 2003). However, these three species have fore wings with separate dark bands., Published as part of Masumoto, Masami & Okajima, Shûji, 2019, Review of the Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera) in Japan, pp. 301-326 in Zootaxa 4564 (2) on pages 306-307, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4564.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2588916, {"references":["Bhatti, J. S. (1971) Studies on some aeolothripids (Thysanoptera). Oriental Insects, 5, 83 - 90. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.1971.10433992","Kurosawa, M. (1968) Thysanoptera of Japan. Insecta Matsumurana Supplement, 4, 1 - 93. [in Japanese with English description]","Priesner, H. (1914) Beitrag zu einer Thysanopteren-Fauna Oberosterreichs und Steiermarks. Wiener Entomologischer Zeitung, 33, 186 - 196.","Han, Y. (1986) Description of two new species of Aeolothrips Haliday from China (Thysanoptera, Aeolothripidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica, 29 (2), 199 - 202, Pt. 1. [in Chinese with English description]","Alavi, J., Awali, M. M., Fekrat, L., Minaei, K. & Manzari, S. (2015) The Holarctic genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) from Iran, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 3972 (1), 93 - 100. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3972.1.7","Bailey, S. F. (1951) The genus Aeolothrips Haliday in North America. Hilgardia, 21 (2), 43 - 80. https: // doi. org / 10.3733 / hilg. v 21 n 02 p 043"]}

Aeolothrips luteolus Kurosawa (Figs 6, 18, 50–55) Aeolothrips luteolus Kurosawa, 1939: 577. Aeolothrips gloriosus; Tsutsumi, 2001: 17. Female macroptera. Distended body length 1.7–1.8 mm. Body bicoloured (Fig. 6); head pale with large brown marking at middle of dorsal surface, pronotum pale, pterothorax pale with mesonotum and metascutum brown, abdominal tergite I pale brown, II–V or VI pale brown to brown but pale along anterior margin and posterior margin laterally, VI or VII–X brown, posterior tergites darker, sternites pale with antecostal ridge dark on III–VII; antennal segments I–II pale, III–VIII dark brown with extreme base of III pale; fore wings with two separate dark bands, apex pale, extreme base shaded, clavus pale with extreme base shaded (Fig. 18); all femora pale with dorsal surfaces brown, all tibiae brown, all tarsi shaded; prominent body setae dark brown. Head about 0.8 times as long as wide, weakly arched at cheeks, sculptured with narrowly spaced anastomosing striae on dorsal surface (Fig. 50), ventrally with 17 pairs of setae between compound eyes, a pair of mid-lateral setae beside compound eyes very long; interocellar setae and some postocular setae stout. Antennal segments III and IV with sensoria elongate, 0.1– 0.2 and 0.4–0.5 times as long as length of the segment respectively, V with ventral sensorium having circular or small oval base, slightly longer than combined length of VI–IX (Fig. 51). Antennal segments I–IX ratio length/ width as follows: 0.9–1.0, 1.9–2.1, 3.1–3.2, 2.4–3.3, 2.1–2.6, 0.8–0.9, 0.7–0.9, 1.0, 1.6–1.7. Pronotum 0.6–0.7 times as long as wide, weakly sculptured with anastomosing striae, with no long setae but some setae on anterior and posterior margins slightly longer than discal setae. Mesonotum with median pair of setae shorter than lateral pair; anteromedian CPS present. Metascutum with transverse concave reticulation on posterior half and relatively equiangular reticulation on anterior half; CPS present (Fig. 52). Abdominal tergites II–VII weakly sculptured laterally, smooth mesad of S2 setae; tergite I with posteromedian CPS; tergite IX usually without minor setae between S1 setae (Fig. 53);; sternites III–VI each with 6, 6, 6 (rarely 7), 8 posteromarginal setae, VI with S4 setae far from posterior margin, VII with two pairs of accessory setae near posterior margin between S1 and S2 setae, interval between S1 setae subequal in length to interval between S1 and S2 setae (Fig. 54). Spermatheca weak and with no internal teeth (Fig. 55). Male. Unknown. Specimens studied. Holotype female, Iwate Pref., Takenoko Daira, on swept, vi-1938, A.Yazima (NARO). Other specimens: JAPAN: Honshu, Fukushima Pref.: Iwaki City, Tabito, 1 female on Pleioblastus chino [Poaceae], 28.v.2010, T.Tsutsumi (FU). Matsukawa-cho, Fukushima University, 1 female on leaf-litter of Quercus serrata [Fagaceae] and P. chino, 16.v.2000, T.Tsutsumi (FU). Chiba Pref., Inba-gun, Sakae-machi, Fudokino-oka, 1 female on flower of Polygonatum falcatum [Liliaceae], 4.vi.2008, M.Masumoto (TUA). Yamanashi Pref., Hokuto City (alt. 1400m), 1 female on male cone of Pinus densiflora [Pinaceae], 4.vi.2016, M.Masumoto (TUA). Nagano Pref., Kakuma-dani, 2 females on flower of Castanea sp. [Fagaceae], 24.vi.1973, K.Haga (TUA). KOREA: Gyongsang bug-do, Mt. Sudo-san (350m), 7 females on yellow pan trap, 30.v.1979, K. Yamagishi (TUA). Remarks. This species is known from China as well as Japan (Mirab-balou et al. 2011b) and is here newly recorded from Korea. It is very similar in body colour to the European species, A. gloriosus. However, the latter is distinguished from A. luteolus by the following features, based on some females from Europe identified by the late Drs. zur Strassen and Bournier: antennal segment III pale in basal third and with sensorium 0.3 times as long as the segment, all legs pale, not shaded, clavus shaded in basal two-thirds and antecostal ridge on abdominal sternites IV–VII pale laterally. A female recorded as A. gloriosus by Tsutsumi (2001) should be identified as A. luteolus judging from comparison with the specimens listed above including the holotype., Published as part of Masumoto, Masami & Okajima, Shûji, 2019, Review of the Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera) in Japan, pp. 301-326 in Zootaxa 4564 (2) on page 308, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4564.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2588916, {"references":["Kurosawa, M. (1939) A new species of Aeolothrips from Nippon. Zoological Magazine, Tokyo, 51 (7), 577 - 579.","Tsutsumi, T. (2001) Fukushima-daigaku kounai oyobi sono syuhenno azamiuma-rui. II. daigaku-kounai no rita kara saisyusareta azamiuma-rui. [Thysanoptera in the Fukushima University and the vicinity. II. Thysanoptera collected from litter in the campus.] Fukushima Seibutsu, 44, 11 - 19. [in Japanese with no English title and synopsis, and no English journal name]"]}

Aeolothrips Haliday Aeolothrips Haliday, 1936: 451. Type-species: Aeolothrips albicinctus Haliday, 1936, by original designation and monotypy. Wings fully developed or small. Maxillary palps 3-segmented. Ocellar setae and postocular setae numerous and scattered. Antennae 9-segmented, segments III and IV with longitudinal linear sensoria, V���IX united. Pronotum with no long setae but posteromarginal setae often longer than discal setae. Mesonotum sculptured with transverse anastomosing striae; median pair of setae situated far from posterior margin. Metascutum variously reticulated; median pair of setae near posterior margin. Meso and metasternal endofurca with spinula. Fore wing wide and rounded at apex, usually with transverse or longitudinal dark band; clavus with 6���11 veinal and 1 discal setae (A. albicinctus with no discal setae). Tarsi 2-segmented, fore tarsi with strongly recurved hamus. Abdominal tergites not divided from pleurotergites; tergite X without longitudinal median split, with a pair of small trichobothria; sternites without posteromarginal craspeda; sternites I with one, and II with three pairs of microsetae; sternites II��� VI usually without discal setae; VII with two pairs of accessory setae arising in front of posterior margin. Male abdominal tergite I with two longitudinal ridges; tergites III���VI with or without paired posteromarginal tubercles; tergite IX with or without paired claspers. Remarks. This genus includes 106 extant species mainly from the Holarctic region (ThripsWiki 2018), whereas very few species are known from other areas: six species in India (Bhatti 1990; Tyagi & Kumar 2006), 6 species in Central America (Mound & Marullo 1996), 4 species in Africa (zur Strassen 2006; also see Hartwig 1952), and only the European A. fasciatus recorded from Australia (Mound 1967; Mound et al. 2018). Many species are known from the Middle East to Europe (Alavi & Minaei 2018; zur Strassen 2003) and North America (Bailey 1951; Hoddle et al. 2012). Alavi and Minaei (2018) studied character states of Aeolothrips in detail together with keys to 27 species from Iran. The structure of the spermatheca is a useful character for discrimination of species in Aeolothrips (Bhatti, 1988; Alavi et al., 2015, 2018), although it is not always visible in a suitable condition depending on slide-making. In Japanese specimens of A. fasciatus and A. melaleucus, spermatheca structure appears to be not identical to European individuals as mentioned below. However, the present authors treated these two species as same as previous Japanese record here, but further study is needed on the identities of these species from Japan., Published as part of Masumoto, Masami & Okajima, Sh��ji, 2019, Review of the Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera) in Japan, pp. 301-326 in Zootaxa 4564 (2) on page 302, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4564.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2588916, {"references":["Haliday, A. H. (1936) An epitome of the British genera in the Order Thysanoptera with indications of a few of the species. Entomological Magazine, 3, 439 - 451.","Bhatti, J. S. (1990) Catalogue of insects of the order Terebrantia from the Indian subregion. Zoology (Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology), 2 (4), 205 - 352.","Mound, L. A. (1967) A taxonomic revision of the Australian Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, 20 (20), 43 - 74.","Mound, L. A., Tree, D. J. & Paris, D. (2018) OZ THRIPS, Thysanoptera in Australia. Available from: http: // www. ozthrips. org / (accessed 18 March 2018)","Alavi, J. & Minaei, K. (2018) Studies on the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) in Iran, with a key to species. Zootaxa, 4446 (3), 343 - 360. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4446.3.3","Bailey, S. F. (1951) The genus Aeolothrips Haliday in North America. Hilgardia, 21 (2), 43 - 80. https: // doi. org / 10.3733 / hilg. v 21 n 02 p 043","Hoddle, M. S., Mound, L. A. & Paris, D. (2012) Thrips of California. Available from: http: // keys. lucidcentral. org / keys / v 3 / thrips _ of _ california / Thrips _ of _ California. html (accessed 28 July 2018)","Bhatti, J. S. (1988 b) The spermatheca as a useful character for species differentiation in Coleothrips Haliday (Insecta: Terebrantia: Aeolothripidae). Zoology (Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology), 1 (2), 111 - 116.","Alavi, J., Awali, M. M., Fekrat, L., Minaei, K. & Manzari, S. (2015) The Holarctic genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) from Iran, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 3972 (1), 93 - 100. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3972.1.7"]}

Japanese Aeolothripidae are reviewed, with three genera and 10 species recognized including the following four new species: Aeolothrips fukusimensis sp. n., A. setosus sp. n., Desmidothrips japonicus sp. n. and Franklinothrips oblongus sp. n. One species, A. gloriosus, is excluded from the Japanese fauna. Moreover, A. kurosawai is newly recorded from Taiwan and A. luteolus is newly recorded from Korea.

Aeolothrips vittatus Haliday (Figs 10, 21, 69–73) Aeolothrips (Coleothrips) vittatus Haliday, 1836: 451. Diagnosis. Female macroptera. Body uniformly dark brown (Fig. 10); antennal segments I–II dark brown, III yellow with apex shaded, IV yellowish brown with apex shaded, V–IX brown; fore wings with subbasal dark band elongate along posterior margin, elongate dark area extending beyond second vein, apex white, extreme base slightly shaded, vein not shaded on pale area (Fig. 21); all legs dark brown, tarsi slightly paler; prominent body setae brown. Head arched at cheeks (Fig. 69). Antennal segment V about 1.3 times as long as the combined length of VI–IX (Fig. 70). Antennal segments I to IX ratio length/width as follows: 1.0, 1.7, 3.9, 3.2, 2.6, 1.0, 0.6, 1.0, 1.7. Pronotum 0.7 times as long as wide, weakly sculptured along posterior margin, smooth medially, with about 25 small discal setae and no long and stout setae. Mesonotum with lateral setae subequal in length to median pair of setae; anteromedian CPS present or absent. Metascutum with polygonal or longitudinal reticulations medially; CPS present or absent, rarely only one CPS (Fig. 71). Abdominal tergite I with posteromedian CPS; tergite IX usually with a minor seta between S1 setae; sternite VII with two pairs of accessory setae far from posterior margin between S1 and S2 setae (Fig. 72). Spermatheca with several distinct internal teeth (Fig. 73). Male. Unknown. Specimens studied. JAPAN, Honshu, Nagano Pref., Sugadaira: 2 females on Picea jezoensis [Pinaceae], 17.vi.1973, K.Haga (TUA). 1 female on Picea jezoensis, 20.vi.1973, K.Haga (TUA). 1 female on Larix leptolepis [Pinaceae], 19.vi.1995, T.Tsutsumi (FU), 1 female on Larix leptolepis, 22.vi.1995, T.Tsutsumi (FU). Kanagawa Pref., Kawasaki City, 4 females on Pinus sp. [Pinaceae], 7.vi.2007, M.Masumoto (TUA). Remarks. This species is widespread in the Holarctic region. In Germany, it has been reported as a probable predator of Thrips pini, a species associated with Pinaceae (Lewis 1973)., Published as part of Masumoto, Masami & Okajima, Shûji, 2019, Review of the Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera) in Japan, pp. 301-326 in Zootaxa 4564 (2) on pages 315-316, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4564.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2588916, {"references":["Lewis, T. (1973) Thrips. Their biology, ecology, and economic importance. Academic Press London and New York, 349 pp."]}

Aeolothrips melaleucus Haliday (Figs 7, 19, 56���60) Aeolothrips (Coleothrips) melaleuca Haliday, 1852: 1117. Diagnosis. Female macroptera. Body length about 1.9���2.0 mm. Body uniformly dark brown (Fig. 7); antennal segments I���II dark brown, III yellow, IV yellowish brown with apex shaded, V���IX brown; fore wings with two dark bands connected along posterior margin, dark area between the two bands extending beyond second vein, apex white, extreme base often slightly shaded, vein not shaded on pale area; all legs dark brown, tarsi slightly paler; prominent body setae brown. Head weakly arched at cheeks (Fig. 56). Antennal segment V about 0.9 times as long as combined length of VI���IX (Fig. 57). Antennal segments I���IX ratio length/width as follows: 1.0, 1.7, 4.4, 3.3, 2.3, 1.1, 1.0, 1.5, 1.6. Pronotum weakly sculptured along posterior margin, smooth medially, with about 40 small discal setae and no long and stout setae. Mesonotum with lateral setae much longer and stouter than median pair of setae; anteromedian CPS present or absent. Metascutum with rather transverse polygonal reticulations medially; CPS present or absent (Fig. 58). Abdominal tergite I with or without posteromedian CPS; tergite IX usually with a minor setae between S1 setae; sternite VII with two pairs of accessory setae anterior to major setae between S1 and S2 setae, interval between S1 setae much wider than interval between S1 and S2 setae (Fig. 59). Spermatheca with or without several internal teeth at each side (Fig. 60). Male. Unknown in Japan: mid coxae each with transverse ridges and a large tooth-like tubercle ventrally, abdominal tergite IX with simple claspers and geniculate lateral setae (Alavi & Minaei, 2018). Specimens studied. JAPAN: Honshu, Nagano Pref., Sugadaira, nr. Nippon Sport Science University, 1 female on Quercus crispula [Fagaceae], 8.vi.1995, T.Tsutsumi (FU). Yamanashi Pref., Hokuto City, nr. Tokusatoge (alt. about 1400m): 3 females on flowers of Lespedeza sp., 22.viii.2006, M.Masumoto (TUA). RUSSIA, Saghalien: Holotype female of A. concinus on beating, 2.viii.1930, C. Watanabe (HU) [���taken from a some flowers of meadow grasses at Konuma, Saghalien��� in the original description Isida (1931)]. FRANCE, St. Jean de Vedas, 1 female, 20.iv.1976 (TUA). Remarks. This species is widespread in the Holarctic region. In Japan, it is known from mountainous areas. Kudo (1971) synonymized A. concinus described from Saghalien by Isida (1931) with A. melaleucus and recorded as A. melaleucus from Yamanashi Prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. Japanese specimens and the holotype of concinus have spermatheca with internal teeth at each side, but no teeth appear to be present in a European female studied, although that specimen is not in good condition without KOH treatment. Japanese specimens are identical to concinus and probably they are distinct species, but revisional study of melaleucus is needed., Published as part of Masumoto, Masami & Okajima, Sh��ji, 2019, Review of the Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera) in Japan, pp. 301-326 in Zootaxa 4564 (2) on page 314, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4564.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2588916, {"references":["Haliday, A. H. (1852) Order III Physapoda. in Walker F List of the Homopterous insects in the British Museum. Part IV. British Museum, London, pp. 1094 - 1118","Alavi, J. & Minaei, K. (2018) Studies on the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) in Iran, with a key to species. Zootaxa, 4446 (3), 343 - 360. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4446.3.3","Ishida, M. (1931) Fauna of the Thysanoptera in Japan. Insecta Matsumurana, 6 (1 - 2), 32 - 42.","Kudo, I. (1971) Notes on Thysanoptera collected from Masutomi (Yamanashi). Central Japan. Kontyu, 40 (4), 233 - 243."]}

Aeolothrips fukushimensis sp. n. (Figs 3, 16, 34���39) Female macroptera. Body almost uniformly yellowish white, abdominal tergites II���VII slightly shaded anterolaterally, sternites IV���VII dark at middle of antecostal ridges (Fig. 3); antennal segments I���III yellow but III shaded in distal third, IV���VIII brown; fore wings with two separate pale brown bands at submedian and subdistal areas, vein not shaded on pale area, clavus pale; all legs yellowish white; prominent body setae pale. Head 0.7���0.8 times as long as wide, arched at cheeks, sculptured with anastomosing striae on dorsal surface (Fig. 34), ventrally with 18 pairs of setae between compound eyes, a pair of mid-lateral setae beside compound eyes slightly longer than median setae; paired interocellar setae slightly stout, middle postocular setae much stouter than others. Antennal segment III and IV with sensoria 0.4 and 0.6 times as long as length of the segments, respectively, V subequal in length to combined length of VI���IX with ventral sensorium having oval base (Fig. 35). Antennal segments I to IX ratio length/width as follows: 0.9���1.0, 2.4, 3.9���4.0, 2.9, 2.2, 0.8���0.9, 0.9���1.0, 1.0, 1.5���1.7. Pronotum 0.7���0.8 times as long as wide, weakly sculptured, with more than 60 discal setae and 2 pairs posteromarginal S2 and S3 setae distinctly longer and stouter than discal setae (Fig. 34). Mesonotum with lateral setae slightly shorter than median pair of setae; anteromedian CPS present. Metascutum with equiangular or transverse reticulations medially; CPS present (Fig. 36). Abdominal tergites II���VIII weakly sculptured with anastomosing striae throughout (Fig. 37); tergite I without posteromedian CPS, tergite IX with minor setae between S1 setae; sternites III���VI each with 6, 6 (rarely 7), 8 (rarely 7), 8 posteromarginal setae and all setae arising at posterior margin, VII with two pairs of accessory setae near posterior margin between S1 and S2 setae, interval between S1 setae subequal to interval between S1 and S2 setae (Fig. 38). Spermatheca weak and with no internal teeth (Fig. 39). Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body length 1970; head length 131, width 178, compound eye length 55, width 48; pronotal median length 138, width 195; metascutal median length 80; fore wing length 900, width at middle 80; abdominal tergite IX length 130, tergite X length 90; ovipositor length 405. Antennal segments I���IX length (width) as follows: 37 (35), 65 (28), 93 (24), 73 (25), 56 (25), 15 (19), 15 (16), 13 (13), 13 (8). Male. Unknown. Specimens studied. Holotype female, JAPAN, Honshu, Fukushima Pref., Kitashiobara-mura, nr. Oguninuma, on flowers of Salix sp. [Salicaceae], 3.v.2007, M.Masumoto. Paratypes: 2 females collected together with holotype. 1 female, same place and plant, 4.v.2007, M.Masumoto. The holotype and paratypes are deposited in TUA. Remarks. This species and A. setosus described below are very similar to each other in having the body and legs largely pale, and the head and pronotum with stout setae. However, they are distinguished in the key above. Moreover, S1 setae on abdominal tergite IX, and the major setae on X appear to be shorter than in the later species: in fukushimensis, S1 on IX 100���130��m (mean 118.6��8.7, n=8), S1 and S2 on X 156���173��m (mean 163.1��6.0, n=8) and 160���179��m (mean 169.6��6.5, n=8), respectively, where as in setosus S1 on IX 125���156��m (mean 141.6��8.7, n=30), S1 and S2 on X 163���188��m (mean 174.8��7.1, n=30) and 176���199��m (mean 188.3��7.1, n=30), respectively. A. fukushimensis is similar to A. novus from India (Bhatti, 1970) and A. intactus from central Asia, U.S. S.R (Pelikan, 1963) by having uniformly yellow body. These two species, however, have no long and stout setae on head and pronotum. Moreover, A. fukushimensis is slightly similar to A. bhatti from Iran (Alavi et al., 2015). But the body is almost uniformly yellow and the head and pronotum bear stout setae, whereas bhattii has the head and abdominal segments IX and X dark, and all setae on the head and pronotum are small. Etymology. In reference to type locality., Published as part of Masumoto, Masami & Okajima, Sh��ji, 2019, Review of the Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera) in Japan, pp. 301-326 in Zootaxa 4564 (2) on pages 305-306, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4564.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2588916, {"references":["Bhatti, J. S. (1970) Three species of Aeolothrips (Insecta, Thysanoptera, Aeolothripidae), including a new one, from West Pakistan and Western India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 62 (3 & 4), 217 - 221. [1964]","Pelikan, J. (1963) New Thysanoptera from Central Asia (U. S. S. R.). Casopis Ceskoslovenske Spolecnosti Entomologicke (Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae), 60, 99 - 113.","Alavi, J., Awali, M. M., Fekrat, L., Minaei, K. & Manzari, S. (2015) The Holarctic genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) from Iran, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 3972 (1), 93 - 100. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3972.1.7"]}

Aeolothrips fasciatus (Linnaeus) (Figs 1, 2, 15, 25–33) Thrips fasciata Linnaeus, 1758: 457. Diagnosis. Female macroptera. Body uniformly dark brown (Fig. 1); antennal segments I and IV–IX brown, II brown with apex slightly pale, III yellowish white with brown extreme apex; fore wings with two independent dark bands, apex white, extreme base slightly shaded, vein not shaded on pale area (Fig. 15); all legs dark brown; prominent body setae brown. Head slightly longer than wide, weakly arched at cheeks (Fig. 25). Antennal segment V subequal in length to combined length of VI–IX (Fig. 26). Pronotum with no long and stout setae. Mesonotum with lateral setae much longer and stouter than median pair of setae; anteromedian CPS present (Fig. 27). Metascutum with polygonal reticulations medially; CPS present. Abdominal sternite VII with two pairs of accessory setae much anterior to posterior margin between S1 and S2 setae, interval between S1 setae much wider than interval between S1 and S2 setae (Fig. 29); spermatheca without internal teeth or with a few internal teeth at each side and often also medially (Fig. 30). Male macroptera. Body smaller and paler than female, pronotum yellowish brown, abdominal segments II–VI paler (Fig. 2). Mid coxae each with transverse ridges and a large tooth-like tubercle ventrally (Fig. 31). Abdominal tergites III–V with paired small posteromarginal tubercles, tubercles vestigial on III (Fig. 32); tergite IX with bifurcate claspers, S1 setae close to each other, and much longer than and much anterior to S2 setae, S3 setae much longer than clasper, ventrolateral setae slender slightly curved (Fig. 33). Specimens examined. JAPAN: Hokkaido, Hakodate City, 1 female on clover flower, 9.viii.1989, T.Nonaka (TUA); Abashiri City, Misaki, 1 female on Poaceae, 10.viii.2006 (TUA); Rumoi City, Chibaberi, 1 female on flower of Vicia cracca [Leguminosae], 18.vii.2006 (TUA); Horonobe-cho, Nishi-toikanbetsu, 1 female on flower of Vicia cracca, 18.vii.2007, all T.Nonaka. Honshu, Aomori Pref., Hachinohe City, 1 female on Artemisia princeps [Compositae], 7.viii.1997, T.Tsutsumi (FU). Nagano Pref., Sugadaira: 1 female on Lysmachia, 18.vii.1973, K.Haga (TUA). 1 female on Angelica pubescens [Apiaceae], 24.v.1995, T.Tsutsumi (FU). Norikura-kugen, 1 female on Composite flower, 21.viii.2006, M.Masumoto (TUA). Gunma Pref., Katashina-mura (alt. about 1500m), 5 females on flower of Prunella vulgaris asiatica [Lamiaceae], 24.viii.2014, M.Masumoto (TUA). Yamanashi Pref., nr. Fujiyoshida, 3 females & 3 males on grass, 30.vii.1981, S.Okajima (TUA). Yamanashi Pref., Kitakoma-gun, Sudama-cho, Kanayama, 1 female & 5 males on grass, 8.vii.1994, S.Okajima (TUA). Remarks. This species is widespread in the Holarctic region and introduced to Australia and New Zealand. Some European records are probably misidentifications of the European species A. intermedius, this is also true for the Asian species A. mongolicus. Moreover, some North American records are probably A. auricestus (Hoddle et al. 2012). In Japanese specimens, the spermatheca has several weak internal teeth, whereas there are no such teeth in European specimens (Bhatti, 1988; Alavi et al., 2018). Further revisional study is needed for fasciatus. In Japan, A. fasciatus is found on flowers in the northern or mountainous areas. It is probably a facultative predator, feeding on pollen and the larvae of other thrips (Hoddle et al. 2012)., Published as part of Masumoto, Masami & Okajima, Shûji, 2019, Review of the Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera) in Japan, pp. 301-326 in Zootaxa 4564 (2) on pages 303-304, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4564.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2588916, {"references":["Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema Naturae. 10 th Edition. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, 823 pp.","Hoddle, M. S., Mound, L. A. & Paris, D. (2012) Thrips of California. Available from: http: // keys. lucidcentral. org / keys / v 3 / thrips _ of _ california / Thrips _ of _ California. html (accessed 28 July 2018)","Bhatti, J. S. (1988 b) The spermatheca as a useful character for species differentiation in Coleothrips Haliday (Insecta: Terebrantia: Aeolothripidae). Zoology (Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology), 1 (2), 111 - 116.","Alavi, J. & Minaei, K. (2018) Studies on the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) in Iran, with a key to species. Zootaxa, 4446 (3), 343 - 360. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4446.3.3"]}

Key to Aeolothrips species from Iran *Not examined: females of A. heinzi, A. modestus, A. montivagus; males of A. cursor, A. gloriosus, A. montivagus and A. versicolor. Males of A. heinzi and A. modestus are not known. 1. Females............................................................................................. 2 -. Males.............................................................................................. 28 2. Frontoclypeus with fewer small setae (at most 15 pairs), with distinctive pair of setae mid-laterally beside eyes (Figs 15, 79); metascutal reticulation mainly of equiangular cells (Figs 16, 63–65), rarely weak in micropterous forms (Fig. 62)......... 3 -. Frontoclypeus with fairly numerous small setae (somewhat more than 20 pairs), without distinctive pair of setae mid-laterally beside eyes (Fig. 4); metascutum with curved transverse reticulation on posterior half, relatively equiangular reticulation on anterior half (Fig. 5).................................................................................. 22 3. Body generally yellow with at least last abdominal segment dark................................................ 4 -. Body light brown to dark brown, sometimes prothorax and/or a few abdominal segments yellow....................... 6 4. Most abdominal segments yellow, X distinctly shaded except on basal third; body without pale brown spots..... montivagus * -. Abdominal segments VIII–X and sometimes VII dark brown; other parts of the body yellow to light brown with pale brown spots (Fig. 78)........................................................................................ 5 5. Antennal segments I and II yellow (Fig. 37); mid and hind tibiae yellow; pronotum without brownish median longitudinal stripe........................................................................................ gloriosus -. Antennal segments I and II brown (Fig. 38); mid and hind tibiae brown; pronotum with a brownish median longitudinal stripe (Fig. 78)....................................................................................... wittmeri 6. Tergite I with 30–40 strong closely placed transverse striae, with 3–4 pairs of setae (Fig. 62); abdominal segments II–III yellow; epiproct with two setae on posterior margin (Fig. 31); usually micropterous, then length of the fore wing 85 microns at most (Fig. 62)................................................................................ albicinctus -. Tergite I with 5–10 weak separate transverse lines anteriorly, weakly reticulate posteromedially, with 1 pair of setae (Figs 63– 65); epiproct with three setae on posterior margin (Figs 32–33); usually macropterous, if micropterous then fore wing length 200–260 microns...................................................................................... 7 7. Micropterous, fore wing length 200–260 microns (Fig. 63); abdominal segment II yellow; antennal segment I dark brown, II– III yellow (Fig. 39)................................................................................ cursor -. Macropterous; abdomen uniformly light to dark brown, sometimes median segments slightly lighter; if abdominal segment II yellow, then antennal segments I–II entirely yellow (Fig. 40)................................................... 8 8. All tarsi and distal part of tibiae yellow.................................................................... 9 -. All tarsi and tibiae light to dark brown.................................................................... 10 9. Head prolonged in front of eyes (Fig. 76); two transverse dark bands of fore wings broadly united on posterior half, median pale area sometimes very reduced (Fig. 52).......................................................... versicolor -. Head not prolonged in front of eyes; two transverse dark bands of fore wings not connected.................. modestus * 10. Antennal segment I yellow to brownish yellow, distinctly lighter than head....................................... 11 -. Antennal segment I dark brown, the same colour as head, or sometimes slightly lighter............................. 13 11. Prothorax brown; abdomen bicoloured or uniformly brown (Figs 66–68), if bicoloured then segment II brownish yellow, III yellow; length of proximal and distal transverse dark bands of fore wings about 2 and 2–3 times as long as length of pale area between the dark bands, respectively (Fig. 58)........................................................... ericae -. Prothorax brownish yellow to light yellow; abdomen uniformly light brown to dark brown; length of transverse dark bands of fore wings at most equal to length of pale area between the dark bands.......................................... 12 12. Abdominal segment X paler in anterior half (Fig. 33); antennal segment III brown at extreme apex (Fig. 41); head without stout or prominent setae dorsally................................................................... iranicus -. Abdominal segment X uniformly dark brown; antennal segment III brown in distal third to half (Fig. 42); head with short stout setae on vertex, and paired prominent interocellar setae (Fig. 77)......................................... albithorax 13. Two transverse dark bands of fore wings connected on posterior half............................................ 14 -. Two transverse dark bands of fore wings separated, if posteromarginal vein between them brown then ring vein around apex of fore wing brown (Fig. 13).............................................................................. 15 14. Antennal segment III uniformly yellow (Fig. 43); longitudinal dark band between two transverse dark bands of fore wings rather broad, extending nearly to posterior longitudinal vein (Fig. 53); antennal segment V 1 –1.3 times as long as VI–IX together (Fig. 43).............................................................................. melaleucus -. Antennal segment III yellow with apex faintly shaded (Fig. 44); longitudinal dark band between two transverse dark bands of fore wings narrow, not extending to lower longitudinal vein, sometimes only posteromarginal vein brown (Fig. 54); antennal segment V 0.8 times as long as VI–IX together (Fig. 44)................................................ laurencei 15. Ring vein around apex of fore wing and posteromarginal vein between the two transverse dark bands more or less brown (Fig. 13)................................................................................................ 16 -. Ring vein around apex of fore wing as pale as membrane it surrounds, posteromarginal vein pale between the two transverse dark bands (Figs 55–56)............................................................................... 18 16. Antennal segment V shorter than VI–IX together (Fig. 45); pronotum sculptured with distinct transverse lines (Fig. 75)................................................................................................. deserticola -. Antennal segment V at least equal to VI–IX together (Figs 12, 24–25); pronotum not distinctly sculptured except for margins (Fig. 14)........................................................................................... 17 17. Antennal segment IV linear sensorium slightly curved distally; antennal segment III linear sensorium not reaching to beyond middle of segment (Figs 24–25); sternite I not eroded medially......................................... tenuicornis -. Antennal segment IV linear sensorium strongly curved distally; antennal segment III linear sensorium reaching beyond middle of segment (Fig. 12); sternite I eroded medially to paired lateral triangles (Fig. 17)......................... tatari sp. n. 18. Pronotum and abdominal sternites with distinctive transverse sculpture; distance between setae S1 on sternite VII equal (sometimes shorter) to distance between setae S1 and S2 (Fig. 69); antennal segment IV light brown, lighter at basal half...................................................................................................... gundeliae -. Sculpture of body weakly developed (Figs 70–71); distance between setae S1 on sternite VII distinctly more than distance between S1 and S2; antennal segment IV entirely dark brown (Figs 46–49)....................................... 19 19. Antennal segment III yellow, brown in apical fifth or less; segment V about 1.2 times as long as VI–IX together (Fig. 46); pronotum yellow to dark brown (Figs 72–74); fore legs usually lighter than mid and hind legs...................... collaris -. Antennal segment III yellow to brownish yellow, gradually darkening to brown in apical fourth to half; segment V about as long as VI–IX together (Figs 47–49); pronotum always brown; fore legs not lighter than mid and hind legs............. 20 20. Sternites IV–V posteromarginal setae S1 slightly anterior to margin (Fig. 70); sternite VII with interval between S1 setae about 1.5 times as long as interval between S1 and S2; boat-shaped spermatheca without spiniform processes on the sides of media groove (Fig. 34)................................................................................. fasciatus -. ternites IV–V posteromarginal setae S1 arising at margin (Fig. 71); sternite VII with interval between S1 setae about 2.0 times as long as interval between S1 and S2; boat-shaped spermatheca with spiniform processes on the sides of medial groove................................................................................................... 21 21. Length of fore wing distal dark band at anterior margin 1.6–2.2 times the length of pale area between the dark bands (Fig. 55); spermatheca with 3–4 weak spiniform processes on sides of median groove (Fig. 35)........................ mongolicus -. Length of fore wing distal dark band at anterior margin 1.0–1.5 times the length of pale area between the dark bands (Fig. 5 6); spermatheca with 7–9 rather strong spiniform processes on sides of median groove (Fig. 36)................ intermedius 22. Body mainly yellow, head and last two abdominal segments brown; antennal segments I–II brownish yellow, lighter than head, legs yellow....................................................................................... bhattii -. Body brown, antennal segments I–II brown, same colour as head............................................... 23 23. Fore wings with two complete transverse dark bands (Figs 2, 57)............................................... 24 -. Fore wings with at least one dark band incomplete (Figs 59–61)................................................ 26 24. Fore wing dark bands not connected on posterior margin................................................. heinzi * -. Fore wing dark bands connected on posterior margin by narrow longitudinal band (Figs 2, 57)....................... 25 25. Antennal segments III–IV bicoloured, III yellow in basal third, IV in basal fourth (Fig. 50); hind tarsi and extreme apex of hind tibiae yellow................................................................................. eremicola -. Antennal segments III–IV almost entirely yellow (Fig. 1); hind tarsi and extreme apex of hind tibiae brownish yellow................................................................................................... persiae sp. n. 26. Fore wing dark bands distinctly separated (Fig. 61)................................................... flaviventer -. Fore wing dark bands connected on posterior margin........................................................ 27 27. Fore wings with a complete proximal and an incomplete distal transverse dark band (Fig. 59)................ zurstrasseni -. Fore wing with two incomplete transverse dark bands (Fig. 60)........................................... afghanus 28. Tergite IX with claspers posteriorly and dark plate medially (Figs 26–27, 85–91); mid coxae posterior margin with ridges and tooth-like hump medially (Fig. 95); hypandrium without median discal setae..................................... 29 -. Tergite IX without claspers posteriorly or dark plate medially (Fig. 10); mid coxae without ridges or hump (Fig. 96); hypandrium with three median discal setae..................................................................... 40 29. Claspers simple; abdominal segment IX lateral setae geniculate (Fig. 91)................................. melaleucus -. Claspers bifurcate; abdominal segment IX lateral setae not geniculate (Figs 26–27, 85–90).......................... 30 30. Abdominal segment IX lateral setae thickened, sickle shape (Fig. 89); median abdominal tergites with dorsal tubercles (Figs 28–30, 94).......................................................................................... 31 -. Abdominal segment IX lateral setae not thickened or sickle shape (Figs 85–87); median abdominal tergites with or without dorsal tubercles (Figs 92–93)........................................................................... 37 31. Tergite IX dark plate with setae S1 close to setae S2 and to posterior margin, almost at same level as S2, sometimes slightly posterior (Figs 88–89)................................................................................. 32 -. Tergite IX dark plate with setae S1 near middle, far from setae S2 and slightly in front of posterior margin (Fig. 90)...... 35 32. Abdominal tergite VIII with pair of narrow transverse dorsal tubercles; prothorax brown; fore wing ring vein brown around pale apical membrane; tergite IX dark plate extending to anterior margin of tergite.......................... deserticola

A. flaviventer Pelik��n, 1983 A. neyrizi Minaei & Alavi, 2017 syn. n. Minaei and Alavi (2017) described A. neyrizi from Alhagi maurorum in Iran, but we recently obtained an article (Pelik��n 1983) with a detailed description of A. flaviventer. This species was collected from the same plant species as A. neyrizi in Uzbekistan, a country near to Iran. The morphological characters of A. neyrizi are fully consistent with A. flaviventer, and therefore A. neyrizi is considered as synonym of A. flaviventer., Published as part of Alavi, Jalil & Minaei, Kambiz, 2018, Studies on the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) in Iran, with a key to species, pp. 343-360 in Zootaxa 4446 (3) on page 359, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4446.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1444235, {"references":["Pelikan, J. (1983) A remarkable new Aeolothrips species from Kyzyl Kum desert (Thysanoptera). Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca, 80, 437 - 440.","Minaei, K. & Alavi, J. (2017) Aeolothrips neyrizi, a new species of the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) from southern Iran. Zootaxa, 4312 (1), 185 - 188. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4312.1.10"]}

Aeolothrips persiae sp. n. (Figs 1���11) Female macroptera. Body brown, median abdominal segments somewhat lighter; fore tibiae in distal third, mid tibiae in distal sixth and fore and mid tarsi yellow; extreme apex of hind tibiae and hind tarsi brownish yellow. Antennal segment II slightly lighter at apex, III yellow, greyish at apex, IV���IX pale brown, lighter than head, IV yellowish at base (Fig. 1). Fore wings pale with two brown transverse bands which are connected posteriorly by narrow longitudinal band that does not reach the posterior longitudinal vein (Fig. 2). Vertex with 3 pairs of preocellar setae, 3 pairs of setae between ocellar triangle and eyes, and 1 pair of setae within ocellar triangle situated on anterior margin of posterior ocelli; postocular area with 4���5 pairs of setae in 2 regular oblique rows (Fig. 3). Antennal segment III with short linear sensorium usually 0.2 as long as segment, extending at most to apical third of segment; IV with linear sensorium little curved and wider distally, extending at most from apex to basal half of segment; V short, about 0.6 times as long as VI���IX together (Fig. 1). Frontoclypeus with about 20 pairs of small setae, without distinctive pair of mid-lateral setae beside eyes (Fig. 4). Pronotum with about 40 minute discal setae, with 4���5 pairs of posteromarginal setae (Fig. 3). Mesonotum with 1 pair of median setae (Fig. 5). Metascutum with transverse concave reticulation on posterior half and relatively equiangular reticulation on anterior half, without internal markings (Fig. 5). Fore wing first cross vein at middle of first transverse dark band; second cross vein at beginning or just within second band (Fig. 2). Abdominal tergite I without median paired campaniform sensilla. Sternite I not eroded; II with 3 pairs of submarginal setae; III���VII with 4 pairs of setae on posterior margins of which 2 lateral pairs far from margins; II���VI without discal setae; setae S1 on sternite VII closer to S2 than to each other; VII with 2 pairs of widely separated median accessory setae (Fig. 6). Hemisternites VIII without discal setae. Measurements (holotype female, in microns). Body distended length 1750, Head length (width across cheeks) 137 (167), interocellar setae length 10. Antennal segments I���IX length (width): 29 (35), 50 (30), 75 (22), 55 (23), 49 (22), 20 (19), 15 (15), 17 (12), 15 (7). Mesonotum median setae length (interval) 12 (27), strong lateral setae length 27���32. Metascutum anterior marginal setae length (interval) 25 (32), posterior setae length (interval) 7 (30). Fore wing length 850, width across first cross vein 92, across second cross vein 100; transverse bands length along the anterior margin 150 and 175, intervening white area length 150; Fore to hind tibiae length 170, 160 and 250, respectively. Tergite IX median length 87, setae S1 length 110, S2 length 137. Ovipositor length 360. Male macroptera. Smaller than female, differing in colour of antennae and legs; antennal segments I���II yellow; III yellow, gradually darker toward apex in distal fourth; IV���IX light brown; IV slightly lighter at base except dark pedicle (Fig 8). Fore legs entirely white yellow except basal half of tibiae slightly gray; mid and hind tibiae distinctly bicolour, yellow distally; femora entirely white yellow; all tarsi yellow with dark spot at apex. Fore wing colour pattern similar to female. Antennal segment III sensorium very short, extending at most to distal third of segment; sensorium on IV extending at most to distal half of segment; antennal segment V distinctly shorter than last four segments together (Fig. 8). Mid coxae without ridges or tubercle. Abdominal tergites without tubercles; tergites III���VIII with two transverse dark stripes on anterior margin (Fig. 9); IX without claspers or sickle-shaped setae laterally, with 3 pairs of lateral setae of which the most posterior longest, with 2 marginal and 1 mid-lateral pairs of setae, campaniform sensilla situated in front and far away from marginal setae S1 (Fig. 10). Sternites II��� VIII without discal setae; sternite IX with 4 pairs setae arranged in U-shape (Fig. 11). Measurements (paratype male, in microns). Body distended length 1375. Head length (width across cheeks) 105 (157). Antenna segments I���IX length (width): 25 (32), 45 (25), 62 (22), 62 (20), 42 (21), 15 (16), 12 (15), 16 (10), 10 (6). Pronotum median length (width) 125 (162). Mesonotum dorsal setae length (interval) 15 (25), strong lateral setae length 30. Metascutum anteromarginal setae length (interval) 22 (33), posterior setae length (interval) 9 (25). Fore wing length 730. Fore to hind tibiae length length 150, 150, and 220, respectively. Abdominal tergite I length 110, tergite IX median length 112, posteromarginal setae S1 length (interval) 45 (20), length of longest lateral seta 51, segment X length 88, setae S1 length 18, setae S2 length 100. Material studied. Holotype female: IRAN, Khorasan-e Shomali province, Ashkhaneh, Ghorreh meydan, from flowering Chenopodium album, 30.iv.2014, J. Alavi. Paratypes: 5 females, 4 males, same data as holotype. Comments. A. persiae is similar in several characters to a group containing A. afghanus, A. eremicola, A. zurstrasseni, A. flaviventer and A. bhattii: the much shorter antennal segment V (in comparison with segments VI��� IX together), the chaetotaxy of frontoclypeus, pattern of metascutal sculpture, absence of paired median pores on tergite I in female, and also in male lack of claspers and sickle-like setae on abdominal tergite IX, and presence of three pairs of median discal setae on sternite IX. These species (except A. bhattii) also share in brightness of the ends of all tibiae. The first character state is also seen in a Turkish species, A. heinzi, in which segment V is short and VI���IX are long. Segment V is less than 2.0 times as long as VI, and less than 0.6 times as long as VI���IX together. While, these comparisons for other mentioned species are more than 2.5 and 0.6���0.7, respectively. Additionally, all legs of A. heinzi are uniformly dark and the two dark bands are separated. However, the new species is easily distinguishable from the bicoloured small species, A. bhattii, by dark brown colour and larger body. A. persiae is very similar to A. eremicola in colour pattern of fore wings (Figs. 2, 57) as well as the general colour of the body, but: antennal segments of A. persiae are brighter than in A. eremicola; antennal segments III���IV in female are yellow with extreme apex shaded (Fig. 1), but in A. eremicola only slightly shaded about the apical fourth or somewhat more, IV slightly and indistinctly shaded about apical half (Fig. 50). In male of A. persiae the apical one-third of antennal segment III is gradually darker to apex (Fig. 8), whereas in A. eremicola, it is sharply brown in the apical two-thirds (Fig. 51). Moreover, the head of male A. persiae, is entirely brown (Fig. 7), but in A. eremicola the front of the vertex is white (Fig. 82). A. persiae is also very similar to A. afghanus and A. zurstrasseni in the colour of the antenna and the general colour of the body, but it is easily distinguishable from them by the colour pattern of the fore wings. Additionally, the head of male A. persiae is entirely brown, but the vertex front in A. zurstrasseni is white. A. persiae is also similar to A. flaviventer in colour of the antenna, but A. flaviventer is distinguished by the lighter median abdominal segments and distinct paired setae between posterior ocelli. Furthermore, the colour pattern of the fore wings is definitely different in A. flaviventer with one light brown spot at middle on anterior margin and one sub-apical transverse band (sometimes eroded medially) (see Pelik��n 1983). Etymology. Persia is historically the common name for Iran., Published as part of Alavi, Jalil & Minaei, Kambiz, 2018, Studies on the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) in Iran, with a key to species, pp. 343-360 in Zootaxa 4446 (3) on pages 348-351, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4446.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1444235, {"references":["Pelikan, J. (1983) A remarkable new Aeolothrips species from Kyzyl Kum desert (Thysanoptera). Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca, 80, 437 - 440."]}

Aeolothrips tatari sp. n. (Figs 12���19) Female macroptera. Body brown; legs wholly brown including tarsi; fore tarsi somewhat lighter. Antennal segment II slightly lighter at apex, III slightly lighter in basal half, others dark brown (Fig. 12). Fore wings pale with two brown transverse bands connected posteriorly by cloudy brown marginal vein; apex of fore wings clear, surrounded with cloudy brown ring vein (Fig. 13). Vertex with 6���7 pairs of preocellar setae, 3 pairs of setae between ocellar triangle and eyes, and 1 pair of setae within ocellar triangle situated between anterior and posterior ocelli; postocular area with 8���10 pairs of setae in two transverse rows (Fig. 14). Antennal segment III with linear sensorium long, extending to near basal third of segment; segment IV with sensorium extending to basal third of segment; strongly curved distally, distinctly cane shape with a rather long handle stretched along margin of tip; the sensoria slightly wavy with uneven edges; segment V as long as or slightly shorter than VI���IX together (Fig. 12). Frontoclypeus with fewer small setae (about 10 pairs), with mid-lateral pair of distinct setae beside eyes (Fig. 15). Pronotum with about 30 scattered setae and 5���6 pairs of posteromarginal setae, three inner pairs stouter than others (Fig. 14). Mesonotum with 1 pair of median setae (Fig. 16). Metascutum reticulation equiangular, without internal markings (Fig. 16). Fore wing first cross vein lies in middle of first transverse band; second cross vein at beginning of second transverse band (Fig. 13). Abdominal tergite I with median paired campaniform sensilla. Sternite I eroded medially to paired lateral triangles (Fig. 17); II with 3 pairs (in holotype, 4 pairs) of submarginal posterior setae; III���VI with 4 pairs of setae, of which the two lateral pairs are submarginal; VII with 4 pairs of submarginal setae; with 2 pairs of accessory setae medially arising between setae S1 and S2, inner pair in front of outer; distance between setae S1 is equal to distance between each of them to setae S2; sternite VII with one (rarely 2) discal setae on each side (in holotype: 1 seta on left and 2 setae on right) (Fig. 18), VI sometime with 1 discal seta laterally (in two paratypes: 1 seta on left side). Each of abdominal hemisternites VIII with 1 (rarely 0 and 2) discal seta (Fig. 19). Spermatheca small and gutter shaped, without spiniform chitinous processes (Fig. 18). Measurements (holotype female, in microns). Body distended length 2075. Head length (width across cheeks) 142 (195), Antenna segments I���IX length (width): 40 (37), 58 (30), 110 (25), 87 (25), 57 (26), 20 (22), 15 (17), 15 (12), 12 (7). Dorsal mesonotal setae length (interval) 20 (55), strong lateral setae length 35, metascutum anteromarginal setae length (interval) 27 (50), posterior setae length (interval) 22 (22). Fore wing length 1000, width across first anterior cross vein 135, across second cross vein 150; transverse bands length along the anterior margin 200 and 250; intervening white area length 170. Fore to hind tibiae length 170, 150 and 240, respectively. Tergite IX median length 110, setae S1 length 157, setae S2 length 168. Ovipositor length 400. Male. Unknown. Material studied. Holotype female: IRAN, Khorasan-e Shomali province, Bojnourd, Tatar village, from flowers of Sinapis arvensis (Brassicaceae), 2.v.2014, J. Alavi. Paratypes: 3 females, same data as holotype. Comments. The female of A. tatari in the general colouration of the body and fore wing colour pattern, is similar to the Euro-Mediterranean species A. citricinctus, A. deserticola, A. manteli, A. melisi, A. saharae, A. tenuicornis, as well as an American species A. duvali. However, it can be distinguished from these as follows: the sensorium on antennal segments IV is unique in being distinctly cane-shaped with a long handle stretched along margin of tip, while in other species the sensorium has less curvature distally and a shorter handle. In A. deserticola and A. saharae the pronotum is covered by distinct anastomosing transverse lines, whereas in A. tatari as well as other species the lines are seen only at marginal areas of pronotum. Moreover, abdominal sternite I is eroded medially to paired lateral triangles in A. tatari, while it is entire in A. deserticola, A. manteli, A. saharae, A. tenuicornis (and likely in A. citricinctus, A. melisi and A. duvali). In A. tatari, sternite VII and hemisternite VIII have one (rarely 0 or 2) discal setae on each side, also sometimes sternite VI with one discal setae laterally, while in A. deserticola, A. manteli, A. saharae, A. tenuicornis, and most probably in A. citricinctus, A. melisi and A. duvali there are no discal setae on the sternites. The presence of discal setae on abdominal sternites is rare among Aeolothrips species (Alavi et al. 2016; Mound et al. 2016). This condition can be seen in at least three other species, the Indian species, A. moundi, the African species A. scabiosatibia, and the other Iranian species A. gundeliae, but A. tatari is readily distinguishable from them by its fore wing colour pattern. Furthermore, the spermatheca in A. tatari is small and gutter shape without spiniform chitinous processes (Fig. 18), whereas in A. deserticola, A. manteli, A. tenuicornis, A. saharae it is boat-shaped with some spiniform chitinous processes on either side. In A. melisi this structure is tubular with expanded base (see Bhatti 1988b, Fig. 20). Finally A. manteli is further distinguished from the new species as well as other allied species by the significantly longer sensorium on antennal segments V. Etymology. This species name refers to the place of the collection. Tatar is a village in 10 Km west of Bojnourd, the capital of Khorasan-e Shomali province, Iran, Published as part of Alavi, Jalil & Minaei, Kambiz, 2018, Studies on the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) in Iran, with a key to species, pp. 343-360 in Zootaxa 4446 (3) on pages 351-353, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4446.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1444235, {"references":["Alavi, J., Modarres Awal, M., Fekrat, L., Manzari, S. & Minaei, K. (2016) One new species and two new records of the genus Aeolothrips from Iran (Insecta, Thysanoptera, Aeolothripidae). ZooKeys, 557, 111 - 120. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 557.7046","Mound, L. A, Cavalleri, A., O'Donnell, C., Infante, F., Ortiz, A. S. & Goldarazena, A. (2016) Ambaeolothrips: a new genus of Neotropical Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera), with observations on the type-species from mango trees in Mexico. Zootaxa, 4132 (3), 413 - 421. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4132.3.9","Bhatti, J. S. (1988 b) The spermatheca as a useful character for species differentiation in Coleothrips Haliday (Insecta: Terebrantia: Aeolothripidae). Zoology (Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology), 1, 111 - 116."]}

An illustrated key is provided to 27 species of Aeolothrips Haliday recorded from Iran, including two new species: A. persiae sp. n. from Chenopodium album [Chenopodiaceae] and A. tatari sp. n. from Sinapis arvensis [Brassicaceae]. Variation among populations of A. tenuicornis from Iran, Europe and Mediterranean area is discussed. A. neyrizi is synonymized with A. flaviventer. An update checklist of Iranian Aeolothrips is provided.

Aeolothrips character states In studying Aeolothrips species found in Iran some previously little-used character states have been found useful for species recognition. Chaetotaxy of frontoclypeus. In some species a pair of distinct mid-lateral setae is present near the compound eyes, and the frontoclypeus usually bears about 15 pairs of small setae (Figs 15, 79). In other species distinct midlateral setae are absent near the eyes and the frontoclypeus usually bears more than 20 pairs of small setae (Fig. 4). Metascutum sculpture pattern. Among species from Iran, two patterns can be distinguished. Metascutum entirely covered with a network of equiangular reticulation (Figs 16, 64���65), and the metascutum with curved transverse reticulation on posterior half and relatively equiangular reticulation on anterior (Fig. 5). However, in the micropterous forms of A. albicinctus this sculpture is weak while in the macropterous forms of the species the equiangular reticulation is more recognizable. In the American species, A. nitidus, the metascutum is entirely covered by transverse concave reticulation forming curved concentric bands around the anterior margin (Hoddle et al. 2012), and in A. asirensis from Saudi Arabia the metascutum is covered by curved transverse reticulation on the posterior half and concentric rings of sculpture on anterior half (zur Strassen 1979). Abdominal sternite I. Most species have this sternite narrow medially with relatively broader sides and with usually two pairs of minute discal setae. However, in A. tatari sp. n. this sclerite is eroded medially to paired lateral triangles with one pair of minute setae (Fig. 17). Chaetotaxy of sternites. In all species of Aeolothrips sternite VII bears four pairs of marginal setae, but on sternites II���VI the number of marginal setae is variable: in most species these five sternites bear 3-4-4-4-4 setae, but in A. gloriosus and A. wittmeri there are 2-3-2-3-4 and in A. albithorax 2-3-4-4-4. Abdominal sternite VII always bears two pairs of accessory (= supernumerary) setae, but their position varies among species. Sternal discal setae are usually not present in members of this genus, but sternite VII of A. moundi has one pair of discal setae laterally, and sternites VI���VII of A. scabiosatibia have 2���3 pairs laterally. In A. gundeliae sternites II���VI each have 0���3 discal setae medially (Fig. 69), and VII 0���2 discal seta laterally. Similarly, A. tatari sp. n. has 1���2 discal setae laterally on sternites VI���VII (Fig. 18). Spermatheca shape. Bhatti (1988b) provided illustrations of this structure for 11 species and suggested that the apparent structural differences might be species specific. In the key below, this structure has been used for distinguishing A. intermedius, A. fasciatus and the most common species in Iran, A. mongolicus (Figs 34���36). Chaetotaxy of epiproct. Bhatti (2006) indicated that A. albicinctus is exceptional within the genus in lacking a median seta on the posterior margin of the epiproct, with only the two lateral setae present (Fig. 31), whereas in other species the epiproct bears all three marginal setae (Figs 32���33). Male head colour. Generally this is uniformly brown, but as reported here in some species, such as A. eremicola, A. iranicus and A. zurstrasseni, the head is bicoloured with a brighter area anteriorly between the ocelli and antennae (Figs 81���83). Male mid coxae. Males that bear claspers on tergite IX also have a series of strong ridges posteriorly on the mid coxae together with a tooth-like hump medially (Fig. 95). This structure was first illustrated by Doeksen (1941), and although Priesner (1948) mentioned the character, he did not use it in his identification key. The function of this structure is still unknown. Doeksen (1941) assumed that it was a tool for clamping onto females when copulating, but Bhatti (2006) suggested it may be a stridulatory apparatus. These structures do not occur in females. Male tergite IX. In males of species that have claspers, a setal pair laterally on abdominal segment IX may be stoutly curved, almost sickle shaped (A. collaris, A. gundeliae, A. iranicus, A. tenuicornis) (Fig. 89), stout and geniculate (A. melaleucus) (Fig. 91), or weak and setaceous (A. fasciatus, A. intermedius, A. laurencei, A. mongolicus). Male hypandrium. The number of discal setae on the hypandrium (sternite IX) differs among species. In some species (A. fasciatus, A. collaris, A.intermedius, A. mongolicus, A. tenuicornis) there are no discal setae on the hypandrium, but in other species there may be three pairs (A. afghanus, A. bhatti, A. eremicola, A. persiae sp. n., A. zurstrasseni) or two pairs (such as A. albicinctus, A. albithorax, A. bournieri, A. brevicornis, A. scabiosatibia and A. wittmeri). This character has not previously recognized in Aeolothrips., Published as part of Alavi, Jalil & Minaei, Kambiz, 2018, Studies on the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) in Iran, with a key to species, pp. 343-360 in Zootaxa 4446 (3) on pages 344-345, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4446.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1444235, {"references":["Hoddle, M. S., Mound, L. A. & Paris, D. L. (2012) Thrips of California 2012. CBIT Publishing, Queensland. Available from: http: // keys. lucidcentral. org / keys / v 3 / thrips _ of _ california / Thrips _ of _ California. html (accessed 18 March 2018)","Bhatti, J. S. (1988 b) The spermatheca as a useful character for species differentiation in Coleothrips Haliday (Insecta: Terebrantia: Aeolothripidae). Zoology (Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology), 1, 111 - 116.","Bhatti, J. S. (2006) The classification of Terebrantia (Insecta) into families. Oriental Insects, 40, 339 - 375. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.2006.10417487","Doeksen, J. (1941) Bijdrage tot de vergelijkende morphologie der Thysanoptera. Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen, 45, 1 - 114. [in Dutch]","Priesner, H. (1948) Contributions towards a knowledge of the Thysanoptera of Egypt, XIV. Bulletin de la Societe Fouad 1 er d'entomologie, 32, 317 - 341."]}

A. eremicola Priesner, 1938 Aeolothrips eremicola is reported from Iran on the basis of materials collected in Sistan and Baluchestan province (Zolfaghari et al. 2012). Subsequently, Alavi et al. (2013) described the male of this species from Iran. However, Pelik��n (1984) had described it earlier from Mongolia., Published as part of Alavi, Jalil & Minaei, Kambiz, 2018, Studies on the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) in Iran, with a key to species, pp. 343-360 in Zootaxa 4446 (3) on page 357, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4446.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1444235, {"references":["Priesner, H. (1938) Contributions towards a knowledge of the Thysanoptera of Egypt, XI. Bulletin de la Societe Royal Entomologique d'Egypte, 21, 208 - 222.","Zolfaghari, M., Alavi, J., Ravan, S. & Farsi-moghadam, A. (2012) Faunal study of Thysanoptera in the Sistan region of Iran. In: Sarafrazi, A., Asef, M. R., Mozhdehi, M., Mozhdehi, M., Solhjouy Fard, S. & Abdollahi, T. (Eds.), Proceeding of the 20 th Iranian Plant Protection Congress, 25 - 28 August 2012. Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, 1, pp. 137.","Alavi, J., Fekrat, L., Modarres Awal, M., Zolfaghari, M. & Minaei, K. (2013) Aeolothrips eremicola (Thysanoptera, Aeolothripidae): first record of the male from Iran. Zootaxa, 3668 (3), 289 - 291. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3683.3.5","Pelikan, J. (1984) Thysanopteren aus der Mongolei, IV, Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, 77, 128 - 129. [in German]"]}

Aeolothrips tenuicornis Bagnall, 1926 (Figs 20���30) This species is widespread in Europe and the Mediterranean to the Middle East (zur Strassen 2003), as well as Iran (Bhatti et al. 2009; Minaei 2013a). Four synonyms are listed in ThripsWiki (2018), primarily due to the brief descriptions by earlier workers such as Bagnall (1926), and the lack of comparisons with the type species. Character states used by Bagnall (1933, 1934) emphasizing length of antennal segments III���IV, sensorium length, as well as the colour of the antennae and pronotum are here recognized as unsatisfactory for separation of Aeolothrips species. Although, zur Strassen (1996) stated that sternite VII setae S1 being closer to each other than to setae S2 is not a constant character for A. tenuicornis, he used this character to distinguish that species along with seven others in the identification key to Aeolothrips of Europe and the Mediterranean (zur Strassen 2003, couplet 18). Moreover, according to couplet 19 in that key, the sensorium on antennal segment IV extends scarcely to the apical half or less, while in most of the individuals from Iran, the sensorium extends to beyond of basal half of this segment. The same problem is true for other keys, such as by Priesner (1948, 1965). Titschack (1964), was the first to mention the existence of great variation in A. tenuicornis, and placed, A. anthyllidis and A. clavicornis, as synonyms of this species. Later, two further species, A. ghabni and A. bucheti, were considered as synonyms of A. tenuicornis (zur Strassen 1996). Moreover, zur Strassen (1996) claimed that the degree of variation in the Mediterranean populations is more significant than that found north of the Alps, however the males are less affected than females. It seems likely that there are differences between populations from Iran and other places in certain characters in A. tenuicornis. In almost in all specimens of this species from Iran, the distance between setae S1���S1 on abdominal sternite VII is equal (Fig. 20) or slightly more than the distance between setae S1���S2 (Fig. 21), whereas zur Strassen (1996, 2003) states this distance is clearly less in Central European specimens, and is usually about equal in specimens from Mediterranean and southern populations (Fig. 23). This is confirmed after studying the specimens from Europe listed below. In only one female among about 190 from different parts of Iran, was the separation between S1���S1 less than between S1���S2 (Fig. 22). Antennal segments III���IV in females of this species from Iran are at most 4.5 and 4 times as long as broad, respectively (Fig. 24), while in females from Europe these ratios are as much as 5.8 and 5 (Fig. 25). Moreover, the ratio of the length of antennal segment V to lengths VI���IX in females is different between Iranian and European populations; often this ratio is somewhat less than 1 (or equal) in Iranian individuals, while in specimens from Europe it is more than 1. In the Mediterranean area, a tendency towards lighter pronotum is more common than in central European individuals (zur Strassen 1996) while in the Iranian specimens the pronotum is almost always dark brown. In males, chaetotaxy of tergite IX differs significantly between the Iranian and European populations; so that, in Iranian individuals the paired innermost setae S1 of dark plate on tergite IX are shorter, somewhat straight, and far from each other, and somewhat closer to lateral setae S2 (Fig. 26), while in European individuals they are longer, curved, distinctly close to each other, and far from lateral setae S2 (Fig. 27). In this regard, Egyptian males appear to have an intermediate condition between Iranian and European males (see Priesner 1938, Fig. 1), whereas Iranian females are more similar to that of Egyptian in many characters (see Priesner 1938). In European individuals dorsal tubercles of tergites IV���VI in male are clearly longer than those in Iranian individuals (Fig. 28). The length of the tubercles is also varied between Iranian individuals, and in some rather cases, they are almost vestigial (Figs 29���30). The differences in length of antennal segments III and IV, and the colour of antennal segments II and III are the most important variations in various populations of Iran; in females, length to width ratio of antennal segment III varies between 3.5 and 4.5, and for antennal segment IV varies between 3 and 3.6. The distal yellow part of antennal segment II may occupy wide range between 0.2 to 0.8 as long as the length of segment. Antennal segment III is usually light brown, lighter in basal half, with gradually darkness in distal half, but degrees of more brightness are commonly observed in Iranian individuals. Specimens studied from Europe (specimens from Iran excluded). FRANCE, Roussillon, St. Cyprien Sud, 1 male, von Onagra grandiflora, ix.1995, M. Ulitzka. PORTUGAL, Algarve, Castro Marim, 2 females, an weisser Hauswand, vi.2013, A. Dobrindt; 1 male, same data, Auf der Haut bei Stechen. A. Dobrindt. SPAIN, Islas Canarias, La Palma, 1 female, from flowers, 21.iii.2011, S. Kobro. FIGURES 37���51. Aeolothrips species. Antenna. Female (37���50): (37) A. gloriosus, (38) A. wittmeri, (39) A. cursor, (40) A. versicolor, (41) A. iranicus, (42) A. albithorax, (43) A. melaleucus, (44) A. laurencei, (45) A. desrticola, (46) A. collaris, (47) A. fasciatus, (48) A. mongolicus, (49) A. intermedius, (50) A. eremicola. Male: (51) A. eremicola., Published as part of Alavi, Jalil & Minaei, Kambiz, 2018, Studies on the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) in Iran, with a key to species, pp. 343-360 in Zootaxa 4446 (3) on pages 353-355, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4446.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1444235, {"references":["Bagnall, R. S. (1926) On some new British Thysanoptera. The Entomologist's monthly Magazine, 62, 279 - 285.","Bhatti, J. S., Alavi, J., zur Strassen, R. & Telmadarraiy, Z. (2009) Thysanoptera in Iran 1938 - 2007: An Overview. Thrips, 7 - 8, 1 - 373.","Minaei, K. (2013 a) The genus Aeolothrips in Iran (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) with one new species. Zootaxa, 3630, 594 - 600. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3630.3.14","Bagnall, R. S. (1933) Contributions towards a knowledge of the European Thysanoptera. IV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11, 647 - 661. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222933308673738","Bagnall, R. S. (1934) A contribution towards a knowledge of the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera) with descriptions of new species. The Entomologist's monthly Magazine, 70, 120 - 127.","Priesner, H. (1948) Contributions towards a knowledge of the Thysanoptera of Egypt, XIV. Bulletin de la Societe Fouad 1 er d'entomologie, 32, 317 - 341.","Priesner, H. (1965) A monograph of the Thysanoptera of the Egyptian deserts. Publications de l'Institut Desert d'Egypte, 13, 1 - 549.","Titschack, V. E. (1964) Untersuchungen zur Systematik deutscher Thysanopteren. 3. Aeolothrips tenuicornis Bagnall und Aeolothrips clavicornis Bagnall. Ferhandlungen des Fereins fur Naturwissenschaftliche Heimatforschung, 36, 35 - 44. [in German]","Priesner, H. (1938) Contributions towards a knowledge of the Thysanoptera of Egypt, XI. Bulletin de la Societe Royal Entomologique d'Egypte, 21, 208 - 222."]}

Aeolothrips iranicus sp. n. is described and illustrated from Fars Province, south of Iran. This is the twenty first species of the genus from Iran and in contrast to most species described in the genus Aeolothrips Haliday is bicolored. The status of the new species in comparison to apparently closely related species including A. collaris Priesner, A. pulcher Oettingen, A. tauricus Derbeneva and A. montivagus Priesner is discussed. Moreover, it is shown that the spermatheca of A. iranicus and A. collaris are different.

Aeolothrips neyrizi sp. n. Female macroptera. Body bicolored, antennal segments III and IV almost yellow, V���IX brownish yellow; all tarsi and distal part of tibiae pale (Fig. 6), fore wings with rather long spot in posterior margin of distal half and two small spots at the anterior margin (Fig. 7), abdominal segments I���VI yellow (Fig. 1). Antennal segment III with linear sensorium about 0.3 as long as segment, IV with linear sensorium nearly 0.5 as long as segment, curved and a little wider at the apex, V��� IX forming a single unit with V about 0.6 as long as VI���IX, IX slightly shorter than VIII (Fig. 3). Head wider than long, not produced in front of eyes, with weak transverse lines of sculpture, 2 pairs of setae arising within ocellar triangle, one of them arising between posterior ocelli and longer than all setae on the head, postocular area with 7���9 pairs of setae in widely spaced row. (Fig. 2). Compound eyes prolonged ventrally. Pronotum with weak transverse striations, with about 30 discal setae, with 5 to 6 pairs of posteromarginal setae, stouter than pronotal discal setae (Fig. 4). Mesonotum transversely striate with pair of median setae. Metanotum reticulate, reticles transversely elongate and forming concave rows behind anterior equiangular reticulation (Fig. 5). Abdominal tergite I with a few weak striations anteriorly, II���X with weak transverse striations, II���VIII with paired campaniform sensilla posterolateral to median setae; setae S1 on tergite IX a little shorter than tergite length. Sternite II with 3 pairs of posteromarginal setae, III���VII with 4 pairs of which the two lateral pairs are sub-marginal; all abdominal sternites without discal setae, sternite VII with 2 pairs of submedian accessory setae, arranged one in front of the other and with pair of anterolateral campaniform sensilla. Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body distended length 2089. Head length (width) 182 (212). Pronotum length (width) 152 (255). Fore wing length (median width) 906 (145). Tergite IX S1 setae 127, S2 158. Antennal segments length (width) I 39 (36), II 50 (28), III 78 (24), IV 57 (25), V 33 (25), VI 18 (19), VII 12 (15), VIII 20 (10), IX 10 (5). Male not known. Specimens studied. Holotype female, IRAN, Fars province, Neyriz, from Alhagi persarum (Fabaceae), 24.v.2017 (KM 1630), deposited in the Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Paratype, 1 female collected with holotype, deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Comments. A. neyrizi is comparable with four Palearctic species: A. afghanus, A. bhattii , A. eremicola and A. zurstrasseni in which antennal segment V is distinctly shorter (about 0.7 times) than VI���IX together, having numerous (15 to 20 pairs) small setae on frontoclypeus plate and the lack of a pair mid-lateral distinct setae on frontoclypeus beside eyes. Moreover, this new species is similar to A. afghanus, A. eremicola and A. zurstrasseni in the pale apex of the tibiae. This new species is distinguished from related species by color of body and pattern of fore wing pigmentation. A. neyrizi distinctly differs from A. bhattii in color of body (thorax brown in new species versus yellow in A. bhattii). Body color of A. eremicola and A. zurstrasseni is entirely brown, but in A. neyrizi abdominal segments I���VI are yellowish. Moreover, fore wing color pattern of these species is completely different. The fore wing colour is unique in the new species: a small posterior marginal dark band in distal half, with two small spots on the anterior margin (Fig. 7). In A. afghanus, the fore wing bears a longitudinal dark area along the posterior margin without a complete transverse area (Fig. 9). In contrast, fore wings in A. zurstrasseni and A. eremicola have one and two transverse areas, respectively (Figs 8, 10). Furthermore, A. neyrizi is distinguished from A. eremicola by color of antennal segments III and IV (almost yellow in A. neyrizi versus bicolored in A. eremicola). Moreover, the setae arising between the posterior ocelli are longer than the distance between them in the new species, but are smaller in the four similar species. Etymology. Neyriz is the capital city of Neyriz County, Fars Province, Iran. The city is located 209 KM southeast of Shiraz, the capital of Fars province, southern Iran., Published as part of Alavi, Jalil, 2017, Aeolothrips neyrizi, a new species of the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) from southern Iran, pp. 185-188 in Zootaxa 4312 (1) on pages 185-187, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4312.1.10, http://zenodo.org/record/852052

We describe Aeolothrips romanruizi sp. nova that has been recently discovered in mango orchards in the Isthmus region of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. Aeolothrips romanruizi sp. nova exhibits an ornamentation of the mesonotum and metanotum very different from others in this genus, except A. microstriatus, which is similarly ornamented; but these 2 species differ in forewing color pattern, body size and some other characters of chaetotaxy. A key to the Aeolothrips species of Central America and Mexico is provided.

In May 2011, females of Aeolothrips gloriosus were found in the blossoms of olive trees in olive plantations at Dekani and Skocjan. This is the first record of the species in Slovenia, and its occurrence may be of economic importance because the larvae can be efficient predators of plant pests. In this paper the detection, morphology, distribution and hosts of A. gloriosus are presented.

The most dangerous pests of soy beans are mites and thrips, which is the reason why the present paper aims to examine the changes in their numbers and to investigate dominance relationships of them on some varieties of different maturity groups. In 1998–2000, small plot experiments were conducted atMosonmagyarovar in the Kisalfold region with the following soybean varieties: early ripening ‘Bolyi 38’, ‘Evans’, ‘McCall’, middle ripening ‘Bolyi 45’ and late ripening ‘Eszter’, ‘Zsuzsanna’ and ‘Borza’. Mites and thrips were collected every week with a Berlese-extractor. It was observed that Thrips tabaci was the dominant thrips species on soybean leaves, but Frankliniella intonsa was dominant in the flowers. Only a few representatives of Anaphothrips obscurus and Thrips angusticeps were found. Among the predatory thrips Aeolothrips intermedius and Scolothrips longicornis were present in greater numbers. However, their number was not enough to reduce the number of phytophagous thrips. Besides the dominant T. t...

An overview is given on the thrips fauna from the Polish, Slovak and Romanian part of the Carpathians, a mountain chain in Central Europe. Records on the Thysanoptera of the Carpathians date back to 1902. A total of 205 thrips species have hitherto been recorded from this large part (79,1%) of the Carpathians. Endemics are Aeolothrips verbasci, Hoplothrips absimilis and Oxythrips tatricus. Apterothrips secticornis is the only glacial relict with boreoalpine distribution.

Die vorliegende Arbeit stellt die Morphologie und das Skelett-Muskel-System des Tentoriums innerhalb der Familie Aeolothripidae Haliday vor und erweitert die Kenntnis uber das Vorkommen dorsaler Tentoriumarme bei den Thysanoptera auf einige Species der Unterfamilie Melanthripinae Bagnall. Der Vergleich der Tentoria bei den Aeolothripidae unterstreicht eine nahere Verwandtschaft zwischen den Genera Melanthrips Haliday und Ankothrips Crawford sowie Rhipidothrips Uzel und Aeolothrips Haliday. Abschliesend wird eine hypothetische Darstellung der evolutiven Veranderung des Tentoriums der Thysanoptera gegeben. The morphology and the skeleton-muscle-system of the tentorium of the family Aeolothripidae Haliday are described. Some species of the subfamily Melanthripinae Bagnall are in possess of dorsal tentorial arms. The comparison between the tentoria of the family Aeolothripidae shows the genera Melanthrips Haliday and Ankothrips Crawford and also Rhipidothrips Uzel and Aeolothrips Haliday closely related. A hypothetical description of the evolutionary variation of the tentorium in the order Thysanoptera is given.

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.

Aeolothrips bhattii sp.n. (Figs 1���13) Female macroptera. Body bicolored, generally yellow, head and abdominal segments IX and X brown, abdominal segment VIII somewhat shaded; all legs yellow with dark spot at tarsal apex (Fig. 1). Antennae extensively greyish yellow, segment I pale brown, lighter than head, II grey yellow, III yellow, slightly grey at apex, IV yellow with apical third grey, V���IX greyish yellow (Fig. 5). Fore wings pale with two brown transverse bands which are not connected (Fig. 3). Head wider than long, not produced in front of eyes, with weak transverse lines of sculpture, cheeks slightly convex, vertex with 3���4 pairs of pre-ocellar setae, 3 pairs of setae between ocellar triangle and eyes, and 1 pair of setae within ocellar triangle arising between posterior ocelli, postocular area with 8���9 pairs of setae in 2���3 irregular transverse rows, one pair just behind posterior ocelli (Fig. 2). Antennal segment III 3.7���3.9 times as long as broad, with linear sensorium extending to apical fourth of segment (or less); IV 3 ���3.3 times as long as broad, with sensorium somewhat curved distally and broadened at apex, extending from apex to basal half of segment; V thicker than any of the following segments, shorter than VI���IX together. Pronotum not sculptured, with about 30 minute hyaline setae, with 3���4 pairs of posteromarginal setae (Fig. 2). Mesonotum with 1 pair of median setae, with rather wide transverse reticulations (Fig. 4), with no markings between the transverse lines. Metanotum with weak transverse reticulation medially, without internal markings. Vestigial first cross vein situated in middle of first transverse band, second cross vein indistinguishable (Fig. 3), posterior marginal fringe of fore wings dark; clavus with 6���7 veinal setae. Abdominal tergite I with 2���3 faint transverse striae anteromedially, without median paired campaniform sensilla, median setae almost 0.3 times as long as the tergite; tergites II���VII and X with no transverse striations; IX with numerous faint transverse striations; tergites II���VII with median setae arising anteromedial to campaniform sensilla (Fig. 7); tergite IX setae S 1 somewhat shorter than tergite length (Fig. 6). Sternites II���VII without transverse striations, sternite II with 3 pairs of submarginal setae, median pair longest; III���VI with 4 pairs of setae, of which 2 median pairs are marginal and 2 lateral pairs situated far from margin; II���VI without discal setae; VII with 4 pairs of submarginal setae, S 1 as long as S 2 or somewhat shorter, S 1 arising closer to S 2 than to each other, with 2 pairs of widely separated median accessory setae, inner pair in front of outer (Fig. 8). Measurements (holotype female, in microns). Body distended length 1450, Head length (width across cheeks) 120 (157), interocellar setae length 9. Eye length, dorsal 62, ventral 95. Antenna length 340; segments I���IX length (width): 15 (30), 50 (25), 70 (18), 64 (20), 43 (22), 15 (16), 15 (15), 19 (12), 11 (7). Pronotum median length (width) 125 (165). Pterothorax ventral length (width) 280 (240). Mesonotum median setae length (interval) 15 (26), strong lateral setae length 20. Metanotum anterior marginal setae length (interval) 23 (35). Posterior setae length (interval) 10 (32). Fore wing length 750, width across first anterior cross vein 90, across second cross vein 95; transverse bands length along the anterior margin 87 and 112, intervening white area length 130; tibia length: 153, 145 and 225. Tergite IX median length 92, S 1 length 88, S 2 length 102. Ovipositor length 330. Male macroptera. Color and structure similar to female but smaller (Fig. 9). Antennal segments I���II yellow, III���IX greyish yellow, III white in basal fourth (or more), pedicel of segment IV somewhat darker (Fig 10). Major terminal setae on tergites IX���X brownish yellow. Fore wing with two brown transverse bands, not connected at posterior margin. Antennal segment III 3.3���3.7 times as long as broad, sensorium not reaching distal fourth of segment; IV 2.9���3.4 times as long as broad, sensorium occupying apical third (or less) of segment; V distinctly shorter than last four segments together, with a minute sensorium. Middle coxae with neither a series of strong ridges ventrally nor a hump (���stridulatory structure��� in Bhatti 2006) (Fig. 13). Abdominal tergites IV���VI without paired tubercles; IX without claspers, and without sickle-shaped setae laterally, with 3 pairs of lateral setae of which posterior pair longest; tergite IX with 2 submarginal and 1 sublateral pairs of setae, median pair lacking, campaniform sensilla situated far in front of medial setae; tergite X with two minute setae between marginal setae S 1 and S 2, trichobothria situated behind S 2 (Fig. 11). Sternites II���VIII without discal setae; IX with 6 pairs setae, four submarginally, two sublaterally, and one medially, arranged in two lateral longitudinal parallel rows (Fig. 12). Measurements (paratype male, in microns). Body distended length 1150. Head length (width across cheeks) 120 (142). Antenna length 280; segments I���IX length (width): 15 (27), 40 (23), 63 (18), 58 (18), 44 (20), 11 (14), 10 (12), 13 (10), 10 (5). Pronotum median length (width) 105 (149), Pterothorax median length (width) 250 (200). Mesonotum dorsal setae length (interval) 15 (31), strong lateral setae length 17. Metanotum anteromarginal setae length (interval) 17 (25); posterior setae length (interval) 7 (27). Fore wing length 610. Tibia length: 122, 127, and 190. Abdominal tergite I length 96, dorsal plate anteriorly width 37, posteriorly 49, tergite IX median length 122, median setae length (interval) 39 (27), length of longest lateral seta 51, segment X length 39, S 1 length 32, S 2 length 82. Material studied. Holotype female: IRAN, Khorasan-e-shomali province, Garmeh, Dasht village, from flowering Caroxylon dendroides (Amaranthaceae), 18.vi. 2014, J. Alavi. Paratypes (all from IRAN, Khorasan-e-shomali province, from flowering C. dendroides, collected by J. Alavi): 24 females, 4 males, same data as holotype; 17 females, 6 males, Bojnourd, Sar-cheshmeh village, 17.vii. 2014. Comments. Aeolothrips bhattii is similar to the South African species faurei, that is also generally yellow in body color with dark head and last three abdominal segments (Hood 1935). However, the new species is readily distinguished from faurei by the colour of the middle and hind legs (yellow versus blackish brown) and last six antennal segments (greyish yellow versus blackish brown). The male of A. faurei is unknown. Etymology. This new species is named in recognition of numerous valuable works of Prof. J.S. Bhatti, who has made laudable contributions to advance the study of Thysanoptera in the world., Published as part of Alavi, Jalil, Awal, Mehdi Modarres, Fekrat, Lida, Minaei, Kambiz & Manzari, Shahab, 2015, The Holarctic genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) from Iran, with description of two new species, pp. 93-100 in Zootaxa 3972 (1) on pages 94-95, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/235338, {"references":["Bhatti, J. S. (2006) The classification of Terebrantia (Insecta) into families. Oriental Insects, 40, 339 - 375. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.2006.10417487","Hood, J. D. (1935) Five new Thysanoptera of the genus Aeolothrips. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 61 (2), 103 - 110."]}

Genus Aeolothrips Haliday Aeolothrips Haliday 1836: 451. Type species: Aeolothrips (Aeolothrips) albicinctus Haliday by monotypy. Antennae nine-segmented, segments III & IV cylindrical, each with one linear sensory area, antennal segments V��� IX connate. Head with ocelli present in both sexes; maxillary palps three-segmented; labial palps four-segmented. Pronotum without large setae; Mesonotum with one pair of median setae; legs slender, fore femora somewhat enlarged in both sexes; second segment of fore tarsi with large, finger-like re-curved hook attached at base and present in both sexes. Wings present or absent; when present, broad and rounded at tip; fore wings with two median longitudinal veins reaching the tip, and a few cross veins; with transverse or longitudinal dark bands, or combinations thereof. Sternites II���VI with no discal setae, sternite VII with 2 pairs of accessory setae submedially between marginal setae S 1 and S 2, with no discal setae laterally. Ovipositor large and upturned. Males abdominal tergite I divided into three parts by with two longitudinal thickenings which form distinct lines; tergites IV���VI with or without paired projections at posterior margin; tergite IX with or without claspers (Bailey 1951, Mound & Marullo 1998)., Published as part of Alavi, Jalil, Awal, Mehdi Modarres, Fekrat, Lida, Minaei, Kambiz & Manzari, Shahab, 2015, The Holarctic genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) from Iran, with description of two new species, pp. 93-100 in Zootaxa 3972 (1) on page 94, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/235338, {"references":["Haliday, A. H. (1836) An epitome of the British genera in the Order Thysanoptera with indications of a few of the species. Entomological Magazine, 3, 439 - 451.","Bailey, S. F. (1951) The genus Aeolothrips Haliday in North America. Hilgardia, 21 (2), 43 - 80.","Mound, L. A. & Marullo, R. (1998) Biology and identification of Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera) in Australia. Invertebrate Taxonomy, 12, 929 - 950. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1071 / IT 97014"]}

Aeolothrips laurencei sp.n. (Figs 14–25) Female macroptera. Body brown to blackish brown (Fig. 14), thorax and abdomen with crimson pigments (in unmacerated specimens); legs wholly dark brown except tarsi yellowish brown to yellow; antenna bicolored, segments I–II dark brown, II slightly lighter in distal half, III yellow with grey ring at apex; IV yellow, light brown in distal half and pedicel; V–IX uniformly brown, slightly lighter than I (Fig. 18). Fore wing pale with two brown transverse bands connected posteriorly by a narrow longitudinal dark strip extending along posterior margin, apex of fore wing clear with ring vein as pale as membrane (Fig. 16); posterior marginal fringe dark. Head wider than long, not produced in front of eyes, with weak transverse lines of sculpture, cheeks convex, vertex with 3–4 pairs of anteocellar setae, 4 pairs of setae between ocellar triangle and eyes, and 1 pair of interocellar setae between posterior ocelli, postocular area with about 7–8 pairs of setae in 2 widely spaced transverse rows (Fig. 15). Antennal segment III 4.6–4.8 times as long as broad, with linear sensorium extending to distal third of segment; IV 3.3–3.5 times as long as broad, with sensorium not extending to basal half of segment, a little curved and wider at apex, surpassing extreme distal tip of segment; V thicker than any of the following segments, shorter than VI–IX together, with one cross row of 5–6 setae rather close together at apex. Pronotum not sculptured except for posterior area, with about 40 scattered setae and 4–5 pairs of stout posteromarginal setae (Fig. 15). Fore tarsus with strongly recurved hamus meeting apex of stout seta. Mesonotum with 1 pair of median setae; with transverse rather narrow reticulations (Fig. 17). Metanotal reticulation equiangular medially, without internal markings (Fig. 17). Fore wing first cross vein situated in middle of first transverse band, second cross vein at basal fourth of second transverse band (Fig. 16); clavus with 9–11 veinal setae. Abdominal tergite I with transverse lines of sculpture medially and laterally; II–VII without transverse striations, IX with numerous and X with a few extremely weak transverse striations, median setae of tergite I long, almost 0.3 times as long as tergite, extending to campaniform sensilla; tergites II–VIII with median setae S 1 arising usually in front but sometimes in-line with median campaniform sensilla (Fig. 19); tergite IX setae S 1 longer than tergite length. Sternites without transverse striations, II with 3 pairs of posterior submarginal setae, median pair longest; III–VI with 4 pairs of setae, of which the two lateral pairs are submarginal; VII with 4 pairs of submarginal setae, median setae S 1 longest, S 1 arising closer to S 2 than to each other, with 2 pairs of accessory setae medially, outer pair in front of inner (Fig. 20). Posterior margin of tergite X between two marginal setae S 1 slightly convex. Spermatheca very large, bladder form, with 3–4 vestigial spiniform chitinous processes on either side of its distal half (Fig. 21). Measurements (holotype female, in microns). Body distended length 2400. Head length (width across cheeks) 180 (225), Antenna length 450; segments I–IX length (width): 50 (40), 68 (30), 118 (25), 96 (27), 67 (26), 27 (22), 20 (17), 17 (12), 15 (7). Pronotum median length (width) 200 (270). Pterothorax ventral length (width) 500 (400). Dorsal mesonotal setae length (interval) 25 (70), strong lateral setae length 38, anteromarginal metanotal setae length (interval) 40 (57). Posterior setae length (interval) 25 (42). Fore wing length 1150, width across first anterior cross vein 160, across second cross vein 185; transverse bands length along the anterior margin 290 and 320; intervening white area length 160. Tibia length: 250, 240 and 360. Tergite IX median length 160, S 1 length 187, S 2 length 202. Ovipositor length 530. Male macroptera. Body generally brown to blackish brown (Fig. 22). Legs dark brown except tarsi and extreme apex of tibia, fore tibia lighter than others, all tarsi yellow, extreme apex of tibia yellow. Antenna bicolored, segment I brown, II yellowish brown, lighter in distal half, III yellow, with a dark ring at apex, IV–IX uniformly brown, somewhat lighter in basal fourth of V (Fig. 23). Fore wing pale with two brown transverse bands, narrowly connected by a dark shading along posterior margin; fore wing fringe dark. Antennal segment II very slightly convex, III 4.5 times as long as broad, linear sensorium very short, occupying at most apical fourth of segment, IV 4.2–4.5 times as long as broad, sensorium occupying about apical third of segment; V slightly shorter than VI–IX together, with small oval sensorium. Middle coxae with a series of strong ridges ventrally along with a hump (Fig. 25). Abdominal tergites IV–VI without paired tubercles; IX with bifurcate claspers but without sickleshaped setae laterally (Fig. 24); semilateral setae extending to ventral tooth of claspers, somewhat surpassing them, lateral setae rather long and stout, but not sickle-shaped, campaniform sensilla situated out of dorsal plate (Fig. 24), posterior margin of tergite IX concave medially, median setae S 1 rather long and straight; anterior margin of X gable-shape (inverted V-shape), two campaniform sensilla of tergite X situated far ahead of dorsal setae (Fig. 24). Sternites III–VII without discal setae. Measurements (paratype male, in microns). Body distended length 1850. Head length (width across cheeks) 150 (200), Antenna length 460; segments I–IX length (width): 38 (37), 57 (27), 100 (25), 93 (23), 74 (23), 27 (20), 17 (20), 15 (12), 12 (7). Pronotum median length (width) 176 (240), Pterothorax ventral length (width) 450 (350), dorsal mesonotal setae length (interval) 19 (60), strong lateral setae length 50, anteromarginal metanotal setae length (interval) 34 (43), posterior setae length (interval) 20 (20). Fore wing length 1025. Tibia length: 230, 220, and 340. Abdominal tergite I length 160, width of dorsal plate anteriorly 56, posteriorly 110. Tergite IX median length 115, semilateral setae length (interval) 89 (189), length of seta lateral to claspers 49, length of dorsal setae S 1 49, S 2 34. Segment X length 93, length of dorsal setae S 1 175, S 2 195. Material studied. Holotype female: IRAN, Khorasan-e-shomalii province, Esfarayen, Chahar-borj village, from flowers of Elaeagnus angustifolia (Elaeagnaceae), 8.v. 2014, J. Alavi. Paratypes (All from IRAN, Khorasan-e-shomalii province, from flowers of E. angustifolia, collected by J. Alavi): 9 females, 9 males, same data as holotype; 10 females, Sankhast, Jorbat village, 6.v. 2014; 1 female, Garmeh, Asgharabad village; 7 female, Shirvan, Palkanlu village, 7.vi. 2014. Comments. A. laurencei is similar to the palearctic species A. eremicola in the uniformly brown body, all yellow tarsi, and the fore wing colour pattern described above. This pattern is seen also in two other palearctic species, gloriosus and wittmeri, and one Indian species indicus, but they are distinguished from A. laurencei by their bicolored bodies. However, the female of the new species is readily distinguished from A. eremicola by the larger body (2400 microns versus 1900 microns), color of middle and hind tibiae (uniformly dark versus abruptly yellow at extreme apex), and by various details of antennal colour indicated above. In addition to differences between the females, the male of laurencei differs from A. eremicola in having claspers. Amongst 12 samplings of flowering oleaster trees in various locations in the province, A. laurencei was collected only in five. However, at only one of these five locations were males collected along with females, and this sampling also included a large number of leafhoppers (Macropsis elaeagni) and aphids (Capitophorus elaeagni). It is possible that this new species is a facultative predator, whilst feeding on pollen and flower tissues of oleaster. Etymology. This species is named in honor of Dr. Laurence A. Mound in recognition of his development of the web based information system “ThripsWiki” that was released in 2013.

The results of the monitoring of Thysanoptera species on cultivated plants in Slovenia (2000– 2001), Croatia (1994– 1996), and Serbia and Montenegro (1988– 2003) are presented in this study. The aim of the investigation was to study the host plant distribution of the predator Aeolothrips intermedius Bagnall and its potential prey. Banded thrips were found on 30 different host plant species belonging to 16 botanical families, always in mixed populations with phytophagous or facultative phytophagous insects (including 18 Thysanoptera species). On the vegetative parts of the cultivated plants, banded thrips were found less numerous in spite of the massive population of some harmful thrips species. This indicates highly important role of pollen as alternative food for Aeolothrips intermedius.

We investigated the thrips fauna on wheat and we discovered 15 species. The most numerous was wheat thrips Haplothrips tritici Kurdjumov. In the same time we investigated the thrips fauna on the plants of the spontaneous flora in the bordering belt surrounding wheat. We collected thrips on 23 plants of the spontaneous flora. A total of 649 thrips specimens have been collected and 32 thrips spieces were identified. The most numerous species was the Onion thrips Thrips tabaci Lindeman. For this species low presence was recorded on wheat and grasses, but high presence on the spontaneous plants. The second most numerous species was Aeolothrips intermedius Bagnall. We found the specimens of this species in great number on wheat as well as on the spontaneous plants surrounding it. 14 species were common for wheat and the spontaneous plants. Sorensen's index of faunistic similarity was 0.6.

The work presents the role of the abiotic factors in the development of the thrips populations in the mountainous meadows. We have calculated the correlation coefficients between thrips numerical abundance obtained throughout three years, and two main weather factors. 93 correlation coefficients higher than 0.5 were obtained in the case of the correlation between the abundance of 12 Thrips species and air relative humidity; 218 in the case of correlation abundance - air temperature; 411 in the case of multiple correlation coefficients. Taeniothrips picipes, Frankliniella intonsa, Aeolothrips intermedius, Thrips pelikani and Chirothrips manicatus had the highest number of significant values of multiple correlation coefficients.

Aeolothrips neyrizi n. sp. is described and illustrated from Fars province, southern Iran, on the basis of two females collected from Alhagi persarum (Fabaceae). The fore wing colour is characteristic of the species. The new species is closely related to A. afghanus, a species that has been described from Afghanistan and also reported from Iran.

Aeolothrips tenuicornis Bagnall This species is found in North-West and Central Europe, and is recorded from several Mediterranean countries from the Azores to Iran (Mortazawiha & Dern 1977; Zur Strassen 2003). Its distribution is mainly in moderate climate Regions, where it can be found in flowers of many plant species. First interception record from Ethiopia: flower auction in Aalsmeer, 24.xi. 2005, Rosa ���cut flower (A. O. Roes). This is the first record from the Afrotropical Region., Published as part of Vierbergen, Gijsbertus, 2014, Thysanoptera intercepted in the Netherlands on plant products from Ethiopia, with description of two new species of the genus Thrips, pp. 269-278 in Zootaxa 3765 (3) on page 271, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3765.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/225825, {"references":["Mortazawiha, A. & Dern, R. (1977) Ein Beitrag zur Thysanopterenfauna des Irans. Entomologie et Phytopathologie Appliquees, 45, 8 - 13.","Zur Strassen, R. (2003) Die terebranten Thysanopteren Europas. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands 74, 1 - 277."]}

Aeolothrips collaris Priesner This is a common species in the Mediterranean Area, and is recorded from the Azores to Mongolia and eastern China (Zhejiang). It is restricted to sub-tropical and semi-arid Regions (Zur Strassen 2003, Mirab-Balou et al. 2011), but it is not known from the Afrotropical Region. It has been introduced to USA, California (Hoddle et al. 2004). A. collaris occurs in flowers of many plant genera, but larvae are rarely found. In the Netherlands larvae of this species have been intercepted once, on Eryngium cut flowers imported from Israel in 2000. It can be regarded as an invasive species. The first interception record from Ethiopia was at Venlo, 19.xii. 2004, on Rosa ���cut flower, 2 females (H. Lemmen)., Published as part of Vierbergen, Gijsbertus, 2014, Thysanoptera intercepted in the Netherlands on plant products from Ethiopia, with description of two new species of the genus Thrips, pp. 269-278 in Zootaxa 3765 (3) on page 271, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3765.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/225825, {"references":["Zur Strassen, R. (2003) Die terebranten Thysanopteren Europas. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands 74, 1 - 277.","Hoddle, M. S., Mound, L. A. & Nakahara S. (2004) Thysanoptera recorded from California, USA: a checklist. Florida Entomologist, 87, 317 - 323. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1653 / 0015 - 4040 (2004) 087 [0317: trfcua] 2.0. co; 2"]}

Aeolothrips balati Pelikan Aeolothrips balati was described from Bulgaria (Pelikan, 1958) and subsequently recorded from Turkey and Spain (zur Strassen 2003). Fallahzadeh et al. (2011) reported this species from Iran based on specimens identified by J. S. Bhatti as " Coleothrips near balati " (personal communication, Jalil Alavi with J. S. Bhatti, 2011) and thus this record is not accepted here. Both sexes of this thrips are distinguished from other species of Aeolothrips in Iran by the colour of antennal segment III which is yellow in the basal half and suddenly dark brown in the distal part (zur Strassen 2003). In two available males listed below the colour pattern of the antennae agrees with that of balati, but the yellow part of antennal segment III is restricted to the basal fourth (Fig. 9). Morever, all femora are clearly yellow in contrast to the key of zur Strassen for the male of balati ���Schenkel der Mittel- und Hinterbein dunkelbraun��� (femora of middle and hind legs dark). So, in spite of the similarity in structure of these two males to the description of males of balati (tergal tubercles, and claspers and stout setae on tergite IX absent), it is not possible to recognize the two males at species level. Further specimens of both sexes are needed to decide if the Iranian specimens represent a southern form of balati or a new species. Material studied. IRAN, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, 2 males, 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 595, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.216113

Aeolothrips eremicola Priesner Female macroptera. Body brown, antennal segments III���IX yellowish brown, III and IV yellow in basal part; all tarsi and distal part of tibiae pale (Fig. 4); fore wings with two cross bands that are connected medially by a narrow longitudinal band. Antennal segment III with linear sensorium about 0.3 as long as segment; IV with linear sensorium 0.5���0.6 as long as segment, slightly curved and wider at apex. Tergite IX setae S 1 about as long as length of tergite; all abdominal sternites without discal setae, sternite VII with 2 pairs of supernumerary paired setae arranged one in front of the other and well in front of margin (Fig. 5). Measurements (female from Isfahan, in microns). Body distended length 1996. Head length (width) 173 (209). Pronotum length (width) 170 (235). Fore wing length (median width) 868 (115). Tergite IX S 1 setae 127. Antennal segments I���IX length (width) 34 (35); 53 (29); 93 (25); 78 (23); 57 (23); 18 (18); 18 (18); 20 (9); 9 (5). Male macroptera. Colour and structure generally similar to female but paler and smaller. Antennal segments I���II pale; III pale in basal third, IV���IX yellowish brown (Fig. 1); all legs pale but all coxae as well as basal part of mid and hind tibiae are brown. Abdominal tergite I with two longitudinal ridges, tergites without tubercles (Fig. 2); tergite IX without claspers or stout curved setae (Fig. 3). Sternite VII without sub-median accessory setae. Measurements (male, in microns). Body distended length 1220. Head length (width) 152 (174). Pronotum length (width) 130 (190). Fore wing length (median width) 620 (100). Antennal segments I���IX length (width) 32 (33); 45 (26); 87 (25); 68 (23); 57 (24); 11 (14); 10 (13); 15 (9); 10 (5). Material studied. IRAN, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Zabol (Pole-nahrab), 1 female, 1 male from Triticum aestivum, 13.iv. 2010 (M. Zolfaghari); Isfahan Province, Kabootar-abad, 1 female from Allium cepa, 20.x. 1997 (M.R. Bagheri). Comments. A. eremicola is a member of the versicolor -group in which the fore wing bears two cross bands connected by a longitudinal dark area along the posterior margin. In addition to eremicola and versicolor, four other species fall into this group: insularis, melaleucus, pulcher and wittmeri. All six species in this group are distributed around the Palaearctic Region, and all except eremicola are recorded from Europe (zur Strassen 2003). However melaleucus and versicolor are also found in North America (Hoddle et al. 2013), although the latter is there considered to be rare (Bailey 1951). A. eremicola is distinguished in both sexes from insularis, melaleucus and versicolor by the narrow form of the band along the fore wing posterior margin between the two cross bands, in contrast to the other three species that have a wider band. The pigmentation of the fore wings is very similar in eremicola, pulcher and wittmeri, but eremicola differs from these two species in the colour of tergites II���V or II���VI (brown versus yellow). The male is not described for pulcher. In the male of eremicola, the tergites are without tubercles and tergite IX lacks claspers and stout setae. In contrast, both insularis and melaleucus have paired tubercles on tergites IV���V, and tergite IX has non-bifurcate claspers. Of the remaining two species in the group, the male of eremicola is distinguished from wittmeri by the lack of a pair of stout setae on the hind margin of tergite IX (see zur Strassen 2003, page 55). The abdomen is similar in structure to versicolor, but these species differ in the pigmentation of the fore wings as indicated above. Moreover, antennal segment III in eremicola is brown in the apical two-thirds, but only the apical one third in versicolor. The small number of collected specimens on various plants suggests this species is a predator, but further investigations with a good series of specimens are needed., Published as part of Alavi, Jalil, Fekrat, Lida, Awal, Mehdi Modarres, Zolfaghari, Maryam & Minaei, Kambiz, 2013, Aeolothrips eremicola (Thysanoptera, Aeolothripidae): first record of the male from Iran, pp. 289-291 in Zootaxa 3683 (3) on pages 289-291, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3683.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/220702, {"references":["Hoddle, M. S., Mound, L. A. & Paris, D. (2013) Thrips of California 2012. Available from: http: // keys. lucidcentral. org / keys / v 3 / thrips _ of _ california / Thrips _ of _ California. html (Accessed 24 June 2013)","Bailey, S. F. (1951) The genus Aeolothrips Haliday in North America. Hilgardia, 21, 43 - 80."]}

Aeolothrips citricinctus Bagnall Aeolothrips citricinctus was described from Morocco (Bagnall 1933) but subsequently recorded from various part of Europe (Mound 1968; zur Strassen 2003). Recently, Fallahzadeh et al. (2011) reported this thrips from Iran based on material identified by J. S. Bhatti as " Coleothrips near citricintus " (personal communication, Jalil Alavi with J. S. Bhatti, 2011) and as in A. balati, the report of this species from Fars Province is equivocal. No specimens have been examined by the present author., 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 595, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.216113

Aeolothrips afghanus Jenser Female macroptera. Body brown, antennal segment III yellow but brown at the tip, IV-IX yellowish-brown (Fig. 1); all tarsi and distal part of tibiae pale; fore wings with a dark band along posterior margin, this does not include either the clavus or the wing apex and has two partial cross bands (Fig. 2). Antennal segment III with linear sensorium 0.3���0.4 as long as segment, IV with linear sensorium 0.5���0.6 as long as segment and a little curved and wider at the apex (cf. Fig. 4). Abdominal sternite VII with 2 pairs of supernumerary setae, arranged one in front of the other and arising well in front of margin. Measurements (female, in microns). Body distended length 1970. Head length (width) 180 (196). Pronotum length (width) 160 (250). Fore wing length (median width) 790 (117). Tergite IX S 1 setae 126. Antennal segments I���IX length (width) 31 (33); 51 (27); 77 (21); 69 (23); 45 (22); 15 (16); 12 (15), 19 (10), 14 (5). Male macroptera. Colour and structure generally similar to female but paler and smaller. Antennal segments I���II pale; III pale at the basal third, IV���IX yellowish brown (Fig. 3); all legs pale but coxae and basal part of tibiae of mid and hind legs are brown (Fig. 5). Abdominal tergite I with two longitudinal ridges, tergites without tubercles (Fig. 6); tergite IX without claspers or stout curved setae (Fig. 7). Sternite VII without sub-median accessory setae. Measurements (male, in microns). Body distended length 1345. Head length (width) 141 (162). Pronotum length (width) 120 (200). Fore wing length (median width) 600 (90). Antennal segments I���IX length (width) 29 (30); 40 (25); 57 (19); 56 (21); 40 (21); 13 (15); 8 (13); 11 (8); 10 (5). Material studied. IRAN, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, 2 females, 2 males, from flowers of Suaeda sp. (Chenopodiaceae), 26.vii. 2012 (Farinaz Haftbaradarn). Comments. A. afghanus is a member of species-complex in which the fore wing bears a longitudinal dark band along the posterior margin, but without a cross band. There are several species in this group in North America (Bailey 1951; Hoddle et al. 2012), but afghanus is the only member of the group in the Palaearctic. In the male of afghanus, the tergites are without tubercles, and tergite IX is without claspers or stout setae. Among the Palaearctic Aeolothrips species, males of the following species have a similar abdomen: albicinctus, balati, cursor, gloriosus, montivagus, quercicola, versicolor, and wittmeri (zur Strassen 2003), also zurstrasseni (Minaei 2013). The males of afghanus and zurstrasseni are similar in the color of the antennal segments, but afghanus is distinguished from all these species by the dark band along the posterior margin of the forewing without any cross band. The diversity of thrips on Suaeda spp. is discussed by Minaei (2013), and the presence of both sexes of this apparently rare species confirms this diversity. The feeding habits of the species, whether phytophagous or predatory, remain unclear., Published as part of Minaei, Kambiz, Haftbaradarn, Farinaz & Khosravi, Ahmad Reza, 2013, Occurrence of males among Aeolothripidae (Thysanoptera), with description of the male of Aeolothrips afghanus, pp. 286-288 in Zootaxa 3681 (3) on pages 286-288, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.3.8, http://zenodo.org/record/221460, {"references":["Bailey, S. F. (1951) The genus Aeolothrips Haliday in North America. Hilgardia, 21, 43 - 80.","Hoddle, M. S., Mound, L. A. & Paris, D. (2012) Thrips of California 2012. Available from: http: // keys. lucidcentral. org / keys / v 3 / thrips _ of _ california / Thrips _ of _ California. html (Accessed 24 April 2013)","Minaei, K. (2013) The genus Aeolothrips in Iran (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) with one new species. Zootaxa, 3630, 594 - 600. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3630.3.14"]}