New record of the genus and species Taeniothrips inconsequens (Uzel) (Insecta: Thysanoptera) from Qatar

10.48311/jcp.2015.1189
Volume 4, Issue 1
March 2015
Pages 69-72

Author

Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran.

Abstract
Taeniothrips inconsequens (Uzel) of the subfamily Thripinae (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) collected on flowers from Doha is reported in this paper, which represents the first record of both the genus and the species from Qatar. Morphological characters and geographical distribution of the newly recorded thrips are given.

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