The first record of the genus and species of Dichromothrips smithi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from Iran

Volume 9, Issue 3
September 2020
Pages 543-549

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

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

2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

Abstract
Genus and species of Dichromothrips smithi (Zimmermann) (Thripidae: Thripinae) is recorded from Iran, Ilam province for the first time. Specimens of this species have been collected on rangeland plants by beating an unknown plant over a white plate. Diagnostic morphological characters and the geographical distribution of the newly recorded thrips are given.

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