Idiothrips bellus Faure

(Figs 6, 21)

Idiothrips bellus Faure, 1933

The species was described from South Africa and subsequently reported from India, Iran (Minaei 2013), Yemen (zur Strassen 1990) and is new to Saudi Arabia. This species is very close to I. maghrebinus, described by zur Strassen (1968).

Material examined. Tabuk. Two females, from Punica granatum, Qaryat Ain Al Akhdar, 27.xi.2022, (BT) .