During 2005, a faunestic study was carried out to identify the thrips of wheat in Marvdasht, Fars Province. A total of 13 species belonging to 6 genera and 3 families of Thysanoptera were identified. After making microscopic slides gathered samples were recognized by known keys. Thrips species are listed as follows:
Terebrantia,Thripidae, Thripinae
Chirothrips manicatus Haliday, 1836
Frankliniella pallida (Uzel, 1895)
F. occidentalis (Pergande, 1895)
Odontothrips confusus Priesner, 1926
Thrips meridionalis (Priesner, 1926)
T. tabaci Lindeman, 1889
T. vuilleti (Bagnall, 1933)
Terebrantia, Melanthripidae
Melanthrips fuscus (Sulzer, 1776)
Tubulifera, Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae
Haplothrips (Haplothrips) cerealis Priesner, 1939
H. (Haplothrips) iraniensis Priesner, 1954
H. (Haplothrips) knechteli Priesner, 1923
H. (Haplothrips) reuteri (Karny, 1907)
H. (Haplothrips) tritici (Kurdjumov, 1912)
The richest species was related to Haplothrips genera and H. reuteri has the most quantity between gathered samples. The identified species were confirmed by Dr. R. zur Strassen from Frankfurt Museum, Germany. All species are new records from Marvdasht.