Compsothrips Hood

The 27 species listed in this genus are mainly from tropical countries, but seven described from North America, and a few from North Africa and the Mediterranean region. These species are all wingless ant-mimics, and mostly differ in the color of the basal antennal segments. The type species, C. albosignatus (Reuter), was described from Algeria, but is widespread in the Mediterranean area (ThripsWiki 2019). One individual of this species has been recorded from Iran (Minaei & Alichi 2002).