The Entomological Society of Iran Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 2423-8112 10 2 2024 02 03 Frankliniella minuta (Moulton) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): an American species newly recorded in Asia, with a key to Frankliniella species from Malaysia 207 214 20585 10.61186/jibs.10.2.207 EN Abdul M. Munir-Zaki Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Yong-Foo Ng Centre for Insect Systematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia 0000-0001-9895-415X Laurence A. Mound CSIRO Australian National Insect Collection, PO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Van-Lun Low Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 0000-0002-4299-5339 Abdul Aziz Azidah Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Journal Article 2023 09 24 The New World insect species Frankliniella minuta (Moulton, 1907) is reported from Asia for the first time. This is a member of the Order Thysanoptera and is placed in the subfamily Thripinae of the Thripidae. A total of 45 female and 14 male adults were found on Tridax procumbens (Asteraceae) at the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) in Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia. Both sexes were taken from the capitula of T. procumbens. The potential threat of this species to the horticultural industry is inconclusive, but the discovery will alert horticulturalists and quarantine entomologists to possible invasion pathways. Diagnostic characters, relevant figures and a key to Frankliniella species in Malaysia are provided. https://jibs.modares.ac.ir/article_20585_db03d49be7f821909335a60ea7fb7c59.pdf