First record of nine species of thrips (Insecta : Thysanoptera)‎ in Qatar

Abstract AR

Nine species of thrips (Thysanoptera) were collected in the urban green spaces of Doha, Qatar for the first time.

These are: Anaphothrips sudanensis, Aptinothrips rufus, Chirothrips manicatus, Ch.

meridionalis, Frankliniella intonsa, F.

occidentalis, Thrips hawaiiensis, T.

tabaci (family Thripidae); and Haplothrips reuteri (family Phlaeothripidae).

Amongst them the following genera represent a new record for Qatar: Anaphothrips, Aptinothrips, Chirothrips, and Haplothrips.

The specimens were deposited in the Insect Collection of Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University (SCAU), and in the collection of Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ilam University, Iran (ILAMU).