Faunistic study of Thysanoptera in West Azerbaijan Province, north-western Iran

AbstractThe objective of the present paper was to survey the thrips fauna of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Specimens were collected from different sites of West Azerbaijan Province during 2013–2014. In the course of this study, 21 species, belonging to 14 genera and four families were recorded. Sixteen species of these were new to the fauna of West Azerbaijan Province and one genus was reported from Iran for the first time.