NEW RECORD OF SPECIES Frankliniella cephalica( Crawford)(Thysanoptera: Thripidae) IN BAGHDAD | ||
The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science | ||
Article 1, Volume 43, Issue 0, March 2013, Pages 55-60 | ||
Author | ||
Awatif A.F. Hamodi | ||
Abstract | ||
A new record species of thrips Frankliniella cephalica ( Crawford)belong to order Thysanoptera and family Thripidae on Chrysanthemum indicum L. and Chrysanthemum morifolium Ranat. (Compositae) flower from Baghdad Provence, Iraq in a divergent times in which the species is at very low incidents. The species can be distinguished by the pair of setae on second antennal segment and the comb on posterior margin of eighth abdominal segment with short setae. It is classified as a group Cephalica which was content all species that is similar with nearest species and different by secondary morphological characters as the colored and long of setae, It is known that this species is a widely distributed in Neotropic region, Palaearctic region, Australian region and Oriental region, and a good transmission agent to transfer for plants. The morphological characters of different body parts were studied and compared with the other specimen using the taxonomic keys, approximant with a picture and draw of a body parts by camera Lucida. | ||
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