Neoheegeria persica Priesner, 1954

Minaei, Kambiz & Mound, Laurence A., 2008, The Thysanoptera Haplothripini (Insecta: Phlaeothripidae) of Iran, Journal of Natural History 42 (41 - 42), pp. 2617-2658 : 2632

Neoheegeria persica Priesner

Neoheegeria persica Priesner, 1954: 54–55 .

This species was described from a single female taken in Shiraz (Fars Province), Iran, from Prangos ferulacea (Apiaceae) . It is similar in structure to N. dalmatica but can be distinguished by the yellow colour of antennal segments III–VI and the unusually elongate fustis in the ninth abdominal segment. Moreover, the antennal segments are slightly more elongate, but the number of forewing duplicated cilia given by Priesner (1954) to distinguish this species is not useful due to variation.

Material examined

Iran: Fars Province: Evaz , 10 ♀, 3 „ from Astragalus sp. , 13.iii.2001; Dashtarzhan, 1 ♀, 1 „ from Phlomis sp. , 23.iv.1999 ; Dashtarzhan , 2 ♀ from Amygdalus sp. , 23.iv.1999 ; Dashtarzhan , 1 ♀ from Cercis siliquastrum , 23.iv.1999 ; Khanzenian , 1 „ from Pyrus sp. , 23.iv.1998 .