Keys for genar and species of family phleaothripidae (Tubuilifera : Thysanoptera)‎ in Baghdad-Iraq

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Keys to four genera and twelve species of the subfamily Phlaeothripinae (Phlaeothripidae) were constructed, these are : Haplothrips ; Karnyothrips; Phlaeothrips ; and Dolicholepta ,and the species are : Haplothrips cerealis Priesner ; Haplothrips tritici kurdjumov, Haplothrips hukkineni Priesner; Haplothrips subtilissimus (Haliday) ; Haplothrips reuteri Karny ; Haplothrips jasonis Priesner ; Haplothrips sallloumensis Priesner ; Haplothrips pharaoh Priesner ; Phlaeothrips sycomri Priesner ; Karnyothrips flavipus (Jones) ; Karnyothrips melaleucus (Bagnall) ; Dolicholepta micrurus (Bagnall).

These were collected from Baghdad during the period 2002-2006.

The keys were established according to morphological characters, such as number of sensecones on the third and fourth antennal segments, number of intercilia on the inner margin of fore wing ; shape of fore tarsal tooth and shape of body setae.

Farther more, host plants, dates of collection and locality were recorded .