Haplothrips clarisetis Priesner

(Figs 32, 56–57)

Haplothrips clarisetis Priesner, 1931: 237 .

This Saharo-Arabian species was described from Egypt. It is widespread from south of Africa (South Africa, Angola), North Africa (Algeria), Northeast Africa (Sudan), Middle East (Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, extends to India (zur Strassen 1979), and Pakistan. The species was widely collected breeding on a variety of plants, especially on olives during flowering season. It is very close to H. bagnalli, however, it can be separated by lack of ml setae on pronotum and fore wing sub basal setae arranged in triangle. In contrast to presence of ml setae and sub basal wing setae arranged in straight line in bagnalli .

Material examined. Al Baha: One female from Rhus retinorrhoea ( Anacardiaceae), Shada Al Aala, 8.iv.2019, (BT); seven females from unknown plant, two males, Al Baha city, 23.ix.2020, (BT). Al Jouf: Five females from almonds trees, Basita, 21.vi.2021, (BT); two females from Olea europaea, Dawmat Al Jandal, 13.iv.2022, (BT); 30 females, eight males from O. europaea, Dawmat Al Jandal, 13.iv.2022, (BT); five females from apricot , Sakaka, 6.iii.2022, (BT); 39 females, 11 males from O. europaea, Sakaka, 11.iv.2022, (BT); 52 females, 18 males from O. europaea,, Sakaka, 10.iv.2022, (BT); 61 females, nine males from O. europaea, Sakaka, 11.iv.2022, (BT); Riyadh: Two females, Echinops hussoni, Rawdat Khuraim, 30.i.2019, (BT); 90 females, 17 males, Zygophyllum coccineum, Al-Deri’yya, 13.ii.2019, (BT); seven females, Rumex dentatus, Safarat dam, 28.ii.2019, (BT); 89 females, 11 males, Ochradenus baccatus, Al Majmaa, 28.iii.2019, (BT); six females from unknown plant, Rawdat Sabalah, 26.iii.2019, (BT); one female, one male, Brassica rapa, Bradiya, 27.iii.2019, (BT); 20 females, seven males, O. europaea, 27.iii.2019; 54 females, three males, Bassia eriophora, Al Majmaa, 28.iii.2019, (BT). Tabouk: 19 females, five males from O. europaea, Tayma’a, 29.iii.2021, (BT) .