title: The Holarctic genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) from Iran, with description of two new species.
abstract: Two new species of the genus Aeolothrips are described from northeast of Iran. A. bhattii sp.n. from flowering Caroxylon dendroides is remarkable for its strikingly bicolored body with brown head and last three abdominal segments. A. laurencei sp.n. from flowers of Elaeagnus angustifolia is characterized by its large and dark brown body, all yellow tarsi and fore wings with two brown transverse bands connected posteriorly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.; Email: ja_al932@stu.um.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Jalil
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Mehdi Modarres
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Awal
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.; Email: fekrat@ferdowsi.um.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Lida
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fekrat
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Iran; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Kambiz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minaei
authors.affiliation: Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, P.O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395, Iran.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Shahab
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manzari
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D061149:Thysanoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development