title: One new species and two new records of the genus Aeolothrips from Iran (Insecta, Thysanoptera, Aeolothripidae).
abstract: Aeolothrips gundeliae sp. n. is described, and two bicolored species of the same genus, Aeolothrips ericae Bagnall and Aeolothrips albithorax Pelikan are newly reported from northeast of Iran. Diagnostic characters are provided for each species as well as illustrations to distinguish these species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Jalil
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehdi Modarres
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Awal
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Lida
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fekrat
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Iran.
authors.forename: Kambiz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minaei
authors.affiliation: Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Shahab
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manzari
keywords: Aeolothrips; Iran; new record; new species