Dolichothrips Karny 1912

Dolichothrips Karny The Asian genus Dolichothrips comprises 21 species, with most from Oriental regions of south east Asia (Mound & Okajima 2015). The genus is not previously reported from Arabian Peninsula. Members of the genus can be separated from closely related genera by: head longer than wide; mouth cone long and pointed, at least reaching to fore coxa; po setae developed; antennal segment III with three, IV with four sense cones; basantra present; notopleural sutures complete; mesopresternum eroded medially; fore wing with duplicated cilia; tergites II–VII with 2 pairs of wing-retaining setae, sometimes with accessory wing-retaining setae (Dang et al. 2014).