Thysanoptera intercepted in the Netherlands on plant products from Ethiopia, with description of two new species of the genus Thrips Author Vierbergen, Gijsbertus text Zootaxa 2014 3765 3 269 278 journal article 46424 10.11646/zootaxa.3765.3.3 fcebe6e8-1558-446b-ac80-3bbb08c41fcf 1175-5326 225825 D336D8B5-DA64-436E-AC04-8FB94C8925A5 Aeolothrips tenuicornis Bagnall This species is found in North-West and Central Europe, and is recorded from several Mediterranean countries from the Azores to Iran ( Mortazawiha & Dern 1977 ; Zur Strassen 2003 ). Its distribution is mainly in moderate climate Regions, where it can be found in flowers of many plant species. First interception record from Ethiopia : flower auction in Aalsmeer, 24.xi.2005 , Rosa —cut flower (A. O . Roes). This is the first record from the Afrotropical Region.