Liothrips pragensis Uzel, 1895

Minaei, Kambiz & Mound, Laurence, 2014, The Liothrips-lineage of thrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from Iran with the first record of micropterous morph of a Liothrips species, Zootaxa 3889 (1), pp. 107-117 : 114

Liothrips pragensis Uzel

Liothrips pragensis Uzel, 1895: 263

This species is distributed from southern Europe (including Germany, Hungary, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus) to Central Asia, and is usually collected from leaves of various species of Quercus ( Priesner 1964) . In Iran, Fars Province, it was recorded from Amygdalus scoparia , Phlomis sp. and Quercus brantii ( Minaei & Asadi 2004) . However, more recent collecting from these plants has revealed that the report from first two is not correct, and the species was collected consistently in Fars Province from Quercus brantii during spring and summer with a single male from Ficus carica .

The colour of the legs ( Fig. 5 ) and second antennal segment ( Fig. 2 ) is distinctive in this species, but the structure of the body and metanotal sculpture ( Fig. 19 ) is similar to that of austriacus ( Fig. 18 ).

Material studied. IRAN, Fars Province, Dasht- arzhan, 2 females, from leaves of Quercus brantii , 23.iv.1999 ( KM, no code) ; Nurabad, Shirespari village , 1 male from leaves of Ficus carica , 31.iii.2008 ( KM 32 ) ; Nurabad, Harariz village , 2 females, 3 males from leaves of Quercus brantii , 1.iv.2008 ( KM 36 ) [1 female with this data in ANIC]; Kazerun , 7 females, 8 males from leaves of Quercus brantii , 17.vi.2008 ( KM 146 ) ; Nurabad, Kolah Siah , 1 male from leaves of Quercus brantii , 30.vii.2014 .

Figures

FIGURES 1–13. Liothrips from Iran. Antenna, 1–3: (1) austriacus;(2) pragensis; (3) reuteri. Hind leg, 4–6: (4) austriacus; (5) pragensis; (6) reuteri. (7) Fore tarsus, reuteri macroptera. (8) Male genitalia, pragensis. Cephalothrips from Iran. Head: (9) coxalis; (10) monilicornis. Liophloeothrips hungaricus syntype male, 11–13: (11) Antenna; (12) Fore tarsal tooth; (13) Tergite IX and tube.

FIGURES 14–22. Liothrips from Iran. (14–16) Variation in length of reuteri postocular setae. (17) Head, pragensis. (18) Metanotum, austriacus. Metanotum and pelta 19–21: (19) pragensis; (20) reuteri, macroptera; (21) reuteri, microptera. (22) Abdominal sternite VIII, austriacus.