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Establishment of a Chilli Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood) Rearing System for Virulence Screening of Entomopathogenic Fungi
Published on: July 18, 2025
The genus Mycterothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Iran, with three new species
Jali Alavi1, Mehdi Modarres Awal, Lida Fekrat
1Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. ja_al932@stu.um.ac.tr
Abstract:
Three new species of Mycterothripsare described from Khorasane Shomali province in Northeast of Iran, M. mahvelatensis sp.n., M. nastarani sp.n. and M. sanubari sp.n.. An identification key is provided for both sexes of the nine species of Mycterothrips known from Iran. Host associations among these Iranian species, as well as the variation in number of pronotal posteromarginal setae, are discussed briefly.

