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Issue: Vol. 5653 No. 4: 30 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5653.4.10
Page range: 588-594
Abstract views: 100
PDF downloaded: 8

A distinctive new species of the genus Thrips Linnaeus (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from Saudi Arabia and a revised key to the Arabian Peninsula species

King Saud University Museum of Arthropods; Department of Plant Protection; College of Food and Agriculture Sciences; King Saud University; P.O. Box 2460; Riyadh 11451; KSA
King Saud University Museum of Arthropods; Department of Plant Protection; College of Food and Agriculture Sciences; King Saud University; P.O. Box 2460; Riyadh 11451; KSA
King Saud University Museum of Arthropods; Department of Plant Protection; College of Food and Agriculture Sciences; King Saud University; P.O. Box 2460; Riyadh 11451; KSA
Thysanoptera Apocynaceae Host plants New records Systematic relationship

Abstract

Thrips jazanensis sp. nov. is described based on both sexes collected on the flowers of parasitic plants Araujia sp. and Pergularia sp. (Apocynaceae). The relationship among some closely related species and their host plants is discussed. Two species, T. microchaetus and T. subnudula are recorded for the first time from Saudi Arabia. A key to the twelve Arabian Peninsula species of genus Thrips is also given.

 

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How to Cite

Rasool, I., Ansi, A.N.A. & Aldhafer, H.M. (2025) A distinctive new species of the genus Thrips Linnaeus (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from Saudi Arabia and a revised key to the Arabian Peninsula species. Zootaxa, 5653 (4), 588–594. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.4.10