Apterygothrips Priesner

The genus Apterygothrips comprises 39 species worldwide (ThripsWiki 2023), and is reported here for the first time in Arabian Peninsula. It is very close to Haplothrips, but can be distinguished on: wings usually absent, when present, fore wing without duplicated cilia; abdomen either lacking or with reduced wing-retaining setae; antennal segment III with 1–2, IV with two sense cones.