Kakothrips Williams

Remarks.

This genus includes seven species (ThripsWiki 2013), of which three are recorded from Iran (Mirab-balou and Chen 2011a). Kakothrips is included in the Frankliniella genus-group (Mound and Palmer 1981a; Mirab-balou and Chen 2011a). This genus is distinguished from Frankliniella by moderately developed ctenidia laterally on abdominal tergites VI–VII whereas well-developed in Frankliniella, and the pronotum lacks a pair of minor setae medially on the posterior margin. In addition, males of Kakothrips species have a pair of stout tubercles laterally on tergite VIII, whereas none of the Frankliniella species has such structures (Moritz et al. 2001). Zur Strassen (2003a) provided a key to seven species from Europe; and a key to the three species in Iran is available in Mirab-balou and Chen (2011a).