Frankliniella Karny

Remarks.

This is a large genus of about 230 species, 90% of which are from Neotropics (Mound and Marullo 1996), with only five species recorded from Iran (Mirab-balou and Chen 2011a). The genus can be recognized by having ctenidia anterolateral to each spiracle on abdominal tergite VIII, presence of five pairs of long pronotal setae, and a complete setal row on both upper and lower veins of the fore wings (Mound and Marullo 1996). A key to Iranian species is available in Mirab-balou and Chen (2011a). The species of this genus recorded from Iran are most associated with the family Rosaceae (Mirab-balou and Chen 2011a). The reports of two species from Iran have not been accepted (Bhatti and zur Strassen 2009): Frankliniella cephalica (D.L. Crawford) and Frankliniella tritici (Fitch).