Rhipidothrips Uzel 1895

Key to Iranian species of Rhipidothrips Uzel 1. Antennal segment II yellow ................................................................................................. 2 – Antennal segment II brown .................................................................................................. 3 2. Body brown, head and antennal segment I and end of abdomen dark brown, pronotum light yellow or yellow with a brown stain in the middle, often spotted abdomen ..................... ....................................................................................................... R. gratiosus Uzel, 1895 – Body light yellow, pronotum and tergites with small, brown spots; antennal segment I white or pale yellow .................................................................................... R. flavus Tunç, 1991 3. Apex of mid and hind tibiae, mostly of for tibiae and base of mid and hind femora yellow, internal body color often carmine red; females macropterous, micropterous or apterous ................................................................................................ R. brunneus Williams, 1913 – Legs completely brown, internal body color orange brown; females macropterous ............. ............................................................................................. R. unicolor zur Strassen, 1965