Chiraplothrips graminellus (Priesner)

Rasool, Iftekhar, Alattal, Yehya Zaki, Ansi, Amin Al & Aldhafer, Hathal M., 2025, The Suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera) of Saudi Arabia with one new species, new records and checklist to the Arabian Peninsula species, Zootaxa 5627 (3), pp. 431-454 : 434

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5627.3.2
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5E27799C-E101-4763-87CB-5035F6779C82
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15352131
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D3455B3C-FF85-BA7B-FF4D-A8E6FBD2FA6F
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Chiraplothrips graminellus (Priesner)
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Chiraplothrips graminellus (Priesner) View in CoL

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Haplothrips graminellus Priesner, 1939: 113 View in CoL

This Mediterranean species was described from Cyprus, is wide spread from North Africa and Mediterranean countries to Middle East (zur Strassen 1990), and extends to Oriental region ( India). This species is very close to C. faureanus View in CoL in general appearance. However, C. graminellus View in CoL can be distinguished by antennal segments III–V yellow. In contrast, antennal segments III–VI gray to dark in C. faureanus (Priesner, 1931) View in CoL .

Material examined. Al Baha. 29 females from Poaceae , 10 females from Aristida sp. , Wadi Turabah , 6.iv.2019, (BT) . Three females and two males Aristida sp. , Shada Al Aala , 9.iv.2019, (BT) .

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Thysanoptera
Family	Phlaeothripidae
Genus	Chiraplothrips