Haplothrips tardus Priesner, 1927

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 : 446

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5627.3.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15352182
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scientific name	Haplothrips tardus Priesner
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Haplothrips tardus Priesner View in CoL

( Figs 34 View FIGURES 28–34 , 64–65 View FIGURES 60–67 )

Haplothrips tardus Priesner, 1927: 69 View in CoL

This Saharo-Arabian species was described from Senegal, and is widespread from North Africa to Arabian Peninsula, in Saudi Arabia and Yemen (zur Strassen & van Harten 2006). This species is unique among members of subgenus Trybomiella by the presence of only one pair of pronotal setae developed; pa, aa and ml setae are vestigial.

Material examined. Riyadh. 28 females, five males from unknown plant, Rawadth Tinhat, 20.iii.2020, (BT) ; 16 females, three males from Asteraceae, Al Aflaj , 14.iv.2019, (BT); 16 females, two males from Leptadenia pyrotechnica, AL Muzahamiya , 2.x.2019, (BT).