An updated checklist of Thysanoptera from Iran is provided. The closing date for publications
included in this list was 30 April 2018. In total 270 species in 82 genera are listed, of which …

In Iran, as a result of recent changes in nomenclature 201 species and one species group of
the insect Order Thysanoptera, are here listed in 70 genera and five families. In considering …

Understanding and interpreting the host plant interactions of “generalist” herbivorous insects
requires that species limits are accurately defined, as such taxa frequently harbour cryptic …

The list of 217 species in 74 genera of thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) known from Iran is
given. They belong to the suborder Terebrantia with four families, Aeolothripidae (23 …

The mitochondrial gene order in Thysanoptera is notably distinct and highly rearranged, with
each species exhibiting its own unique arrangement. To elucidate the relationship between …

An illustrated key is provided to 27 species of Aeolothrips Haliday recorded from Iran,
including two new species: A. persiae sp. n. from Chenopodium album [Chenopodiaceae] …

Species of the genus Scolothrips are re-assessed based on examination of type material
together with many other specimens, and a key is provided to identify the 14 species …

A key is provided to the three Phlaeothripinae genera of the Liothrips-lineage known from
Iran, Cephalothrips, Liothrips, and Liophloeothrips. Ataliothrips is placed as a new synonym …

Species of the genus Chirothrips Haliday breed and pupate only within grass florets. Each
larva is restricted to a single floret, and adult body size is thus presumably related to floret …

Frankliniella schultzei Trybom is a polyphagous pest and vector of tospoviruses worldwide. It
occurs in dark and pale colour forms that are morphologically similar but differ in vector …