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Issue: Vol. 5627 No. 3: 29 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5627.3.2
Page range: 431-454
Abstract views: 57
PDF downloaded: 2

The Suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera) of Saudi Arabia with one new species, new records and checklist to the Arabian Peninsula species

Department of Plant Protection; College of Food and Agricultural Sciences; King Saud University; P.O. Box 2460; Riyadh 11451; KSA.
Department of Plant Protection; College of Food and Agricultural Sciences; King Saud University; P.O. Box 2460; Riyadh 11451; KSA.
Department of Plant Protection; College of Food and Agricultural Sciences; King Saud University; P.O. Box 2460; Riyadh 11451; KSA.
Department of Plant Protection; College of Food and Agricultural Sciences; King Saud University; P.O. Box 2460; Riyadh 11451; KSA.
Thysanoptera Faunal list Host plants Keys Thrips Zoogeographical range

Abstract

Thrips of the suborder Tubulifera were collected across Saudi Arabia, with 18 species in nine genera being found. Eight species and six genera are recorded for the first time from this country and Haplothrips microcephalum Rasool sp. nov. is described as new to science. A key is provided to the genera and species of Saudi Arabia, together with a checklist to the Tubulifera species of Arabian Peninsula. The existence of Liothrips oleae in the thrips fauna of Saudi Arabia should be reconsidered, as there is no verified evidence supporting the presence of this species within the country.

 

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How to Cite

Rasool, I., Alattal, Y.Z., Ansi, A.A. & Aldhafer, H.M. (2025) The Suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera) of Saudi Arabia with one new species, new records and checklist to the Arabian Peninsula species. Zootaxa, 5627 (3), 431–454. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5627.3.2