During the studies carried out to identify Thysanoptera fauna of forests and rangelands of Khouzestan, an unknown species was collected on Vitex pseudo-negundo (Hausskn.) Hand–Mzt in March of 2002 in Fadak Botanical Garden of Dezful. It was identified and confirmed by Dr. zur Strassen as Dendrothrips karnyi Priesner (Thys.: Thripidae). Four species of this genus have been reported previously from Iran and the recent species is a new record for the fauna of Iran. The specific characteristics of Dendrothrips karnyi are as follow: It is a small insect with a white to yellowish white body without dark spots. Body length of females is 900–1050 µm, the male insects are not known. Forewing uniformly white, wing setae on upper and lower veins are colored similar to the wing surface. Sides of abdominal terga are with large polygonal reticulations. Antennae 8-segmented, antennal segments I to V unicolourous white, occasionally seg. II pale gray, then seg. V also whitish gray, segments VI–VIII brown to dark brown. This species has been also reported on Vitex agnus-castus.
Bagheri, S., & Alavi, J. (2007). Report of Dendrothrips karnyi (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from Iran. Iranian Journal of Forest and Range Protection Research, 5(1), 103-104.
MLA
S. Bagheri; J. Alavi. "Report of Dendrothrips karnyi (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from Iran". Iranian Journal of Forest and Range Protection Research, 5, 1, 2007, 103-104.
HARVARD
Bagheri, S., Alavi, J. (2007). 'Report of Dendrothrips karnyi (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from Iran', Iranian Journal of Forest and Range Protection Research, 5(1), pp. 103-104.
VANCOUVER
Bagheri, S., Alavi, J. Report of Dendrothrips karnyi (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from Iran. Iranian Journal of Forest and Range Protection Research, 2007; 5(1): 103-104.
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