Taeniothrips eucharii (Whetzel) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): a newly recorded species on rangeland plants in Iran

Abstract

The genus Taeniothrips Amyot & Serville is belonging in the subfamily Thripinae with only one species in Iran. Here, the second species, T. eucharii (Whetzel) is newly recorded from the country. Male and female specimens of this species have been collected on the flowers of Ixiolirion tataricum (Amaryllidaceae) from Ilam province (west of Iran).