A new synonymy in the Palearctic genus, Eremiothrips (Thys.: Thripidae)

Eremiothrips Priesner is considered a phytophagous genus, with most of its species documented primarily from the southern Mediterranean regions. In this paper, Eremiothrips negevi Ben-David, 2017 Syn. n. is considered as a junior synonym of Eremiothrips manolachei (Knechtel, 1955) after examination of materials in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, Germany. A checklist is provided of the 22 species now included in Eremiothrips, accompany with their distributions. The pest status as well as wing polymorphism of the species in the genus is discussed briefl