Haplothrips maroccanus Priesner 1950

Haplothrips maroccanus Priesner (Figs 62–63) Haplothrips maroccanus Priesner, 1950: 87 This Saharo-Arabian species was described from Morocco (Priesner 1950), later on recorded from Iran (Minaei & Mound 2008), and is new to the Arabian Peninsula. The species is very similar to H. salvadorae and H. leptadeniae, from which, it can be distinguished by the characters in the key. Material examined. Al Baha. Two females from Rhus retinorrhoea, Shada Al Aala, 8.iv.2019, (BT); six females, two males from Salvadora persica, Nawan, 10.iv.2019, (BT). Riyadh: four females, one male from Zilla spinosa, ten females, two males from Farsetia aegyptia, 71 females, eight males, five larvae from Ochradenus baccatus, Al Oyayna, 23.i.2019, (BT); 36 females, three males, four larvae from unknown plant, 27.iii.2019, (BT).