Journal of Crop Protection (May 2020)

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

  • Majid Mirab-balou,
  • Behzad Miri,
  • Naser Moeini-Naghadeh,
  • Hassan Ali Vahedi

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 3
pp. 543 – 549

Abstract

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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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