*4.4.1 Taxonomy and nomenclature*

Haplothrips was first described by Amyot & Serville in 1843. Synonyms of the *Haplothrips ganglbaueri* Schmutz, 19136 are *Haplothrips ganglbaueri* Schmutz, 1913, *Haplothrips angustus* Hood, 1919, *Haplothrips vernoniae* Priesner, 1921, *Zygothrips andhra* Ramakrishna, 1928, *Haplothrips priesnerianus* Bagnall, 1933, *Haplothrips themedae* Priesner, 1933 and *Haplothrips tolerabilis* Priesner, 1936 [114]. Order: Thysanoptera and Family: Phlaeothripidae.
