The first report of the genus Sinuothrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from Iran

Abstract

A BSTR ACT . The genus and species, Sinuothrips hasta Collins, was identified based on specimens of both sexes collected from Phragmites and an unkown species of Asteraceae in Fars province. This genus is known previously only from England, Turkey and China. A brief diagnostic characters for the genus and species is provided and illustrated.