Liothrips Uzel 1895

Liothrips Uzel This is the largest genus in the Phlaeothripidae, comprising 283 species worldwide (ThripsWiki 2023). Only two species, L. reuteri and L. oleae are recorded from Arabian Peninsula (Table 1). The genus can be recognized among other genera by this combination of characters: elongate head, po setae well developed (reduced in reuteri); antennal segment III with one sense cone; pronotum with 5 pairs of well-developed setae; basantra absent, notopleural sutures complete, mesopresternum either transverse or eroded medially; fore tarsi without tooth in both sexes; fore wing with duplicated cilia, parallel sided; tergites II–VII with two pairs of wing-retaining setae; male sternite VIII usually with an entire pore plate.