Two new species and a new record species of the genus Aeolothrips (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) from Iran

Two new species of Aeolothrips from the northeast of Iran, A. jajarmi sp. nov. and A. oteri sp. nov., are described. One rare Asian species, A. intactus Pelikán 1963, is newly recorded from Iran. Diagnostic characters for each species as well as illustrations to distinguish them are provided.

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