159 ACTA ZOOLOGICA BULGARICA Acta zool. bulg., 65 (2), 2013: 159-164 * Corresponding author: xxchen@zju.edu.cn Introduction Anaphothrips genus-group (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) includes 25 genera in the world, com- prising thrips which lack long setae or have a sin- gle pair of prominent setae on the posterior margin of pronotum (Mound, MasuMoto 2009) (Figs. 1-2, 4). Bhatti (1978) revised the generic concepts of several thripine taxa which lack major setae at the posterior angles of pronotum. Mound, MasuMoto (2009) provided a key to the Australian species of the Anaphothrips genus-group, and they have fo- cused on Thripinae taxa that share the character ab- sence of long pronotal setae. Recently, the Chinese genera and species of this group were also revised by MiraB-Balou et al. (2012). So far, seven genera of this group are known from Iran, i.e. Agalmothrips Priesner (1 sp.), Anaphothrips Uzel (2 spp.), Aptinothrips Haliday (3 spp.), Eremiothrips Priesner (12 spp.), Oxythrips Uzel (4 spp.), Rubiothrips Schliephake (1 sp.), and Tamaricothrips Priesner (1 sp.) (Table 1) (Zur strassen 2003, Bhatti et al. 2009, MiraB-Balou, Chen 2010a). In this paper, an eighth member of this group, Thermothrips Pelikán, is recorded in Iran for the frst time. In addition, two new species of Rubiothrips, namely R. tongi sp. nov. and R. parisae sp. nov. from Western Iran are described here. Rubiothrips vital- bae (Bagnall) and Oxythrips claripennis Priesner are newly recorded in Iran. A checklist of species of Anaphothrips genus-group (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) recorded from Iran is provided (Table 1). Material and Methods Specimens were collected from different sites in Iran during 2008–2011. Thrips were prepared and mount- ed on slides using the method described by MiraB- Balou, Chen (2010b). All observations, measure- ments, and photographs were taken using a Leica DM IRB microscope and a Leica MZ APO microscope with a Leica Image 1000 system. All measurements are given in micrometers (μm). Type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (ZJUH); in the Insect Collection, Department of Entomology, South China New Records and Two New Species of the Anaphothrips Genus-Croup in Iran (Insecta: Thripidae) Majid Mirab-balou 1,2 , Xue-xin Chen 1* 1 Institute of Insect Sciences, College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China 2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ilam University, Ilam-Iran Abstract: A key for the identifcation of eight genera of Anaphothrips genus-group (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from Iran is provided. Two new species of Rubiothrips, namely R. tongi sp. nov. and R. parisae sp. nov., are de- scribed and a key to Iranian Rubiothrips species is provided. Thermothrips Pelikán, Rubiothrips vitalbae (Bagnall) and Oxythrips claripennis Priesner, are recorded for the frst time in Iran. Key words: Thrips, taxonomy, Rubiothrips, Thermothrips mohelensis.