Thrips, Linnaeus, 1758

Mohammadi Noori, Hadis, Jafari, Shahriar & Mirabbalou, Majid, 2022, A newly recorded genus of the Thrips genus-group (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from Iran, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (3), pp. 389-394 : 392

Key to genera of Thrips -genus group

1. Maxillary palps 2-segmented. ............................................................................................................................. 2

— Maxillary palps 3-segmented. ............................................................................................................................. 3

2. Antennal segment II without dorsal seta basad of campaniform sensilla; mesothoracic sternopleural sutures absent. .......................................................................................................................... Sphaeropothrips Priesner

— Antennal segment II with dorsal seta basad of campaniform sensilla; mesothoracic sternopleural sutures present. ...................................................................................................................................... Stenothrips Uzel

3. Abdominal tergites with large dentate craspeda on posterior margin. ............................................................. 4

— Abdominal tergites without large dentate craspeda on posterior margin, but often with small teeth on posterior margin. ................................................................................................................................................. 5

4. Basantra with 8–16 setae and numerous microtrichia; abdominal sternites with numerous discal setae, without craspeda; ocellar setae II shorter than ocellar setae III. ............................ Microcephalothrips Bagnall

— Basantra without setae ( Fig. 3); abdominal sternites without discal setae, with craspeda ( Fig. 6); ocellar setae II much longer than setae III ( Fig. 4). ..................................................................................... Fulmekiola Karny

5. Ocellar setae II longer than ocellar setae III. .............................................................. Stenchaetothrips Bagnall

— Ocellar setae II shorter than ocellar setae III. ............................................................................. Thrips Linnaeus