Thrips gowdeyi (Bagnall)

Rasool, Iftekhar, Alattal, Yehya Zaki & Aldhafer, Hathal M., 2023, Faunistic inventory, identification keys and zoogeographical analysis of the Thysanoptera-Terebrantia of Saudi Arabia, including two new species, Zootaxa 5306 (2), pp. 151-200 : 190

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5306.2.1
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scientific name	Thrips gowdeyi (Bagnall)
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Thrips gowdeyi (Bagnall) View in CoL

Ceratothrips gowdeyi Bagnall, 1919: 254 View in CoL .

This is an afrotropical species, that was described from Uganda and is widespread in Africa ( Mound 2010). In Saudi Arabia, it breeds on flowers of Marrubium vulgare View in CoL . The species is very similar to T. acaciae View in CoL in general appearance, but can be recognised by tergite II with three lateral marginal setae and 8 - segmented antennae, in contrast to four lateral setae on tergite II and 7 - segmented antennae in T. acaciae ( Mound 2010) View in CoL .

Material studied. Al Baha. Almendaq, Wadi Turabah , 88 females from Marrubium vulgare , three females from Imperata cylindrica , 6.iv.2019, ( BT) .