在本省爲害瓜類的薊馬共有8種,其中屬於管尾亞口者1種,即中國薊馬(Haplothrips chinensis Priesner)。屬於錐尾亞目者7種,即臺灣花薊馬(Frankliniella intonsa (Trybom))、豆薊馬(Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall)、檬果花薊馬(Megalurothrips typicus Bagnall)淡色薊馬(Thrips flavus Schrank)、花薊馬(Thrips hawaiiensis(Morgan))、南黃薊馬(Thrips palmi Karny)、葱薊馬(Thrps tabaci L.)等。本文以圖解之檢素表鑑別8種薊馬,並描述每一種的特徵。
There are eight species of thrips on cucurbits in Taiwan: Frank liniella intonsa (Trybom), Megalurothrips typicus Bagnall, Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall), Thrips flavus Schrank, Thrips hawaiiensis (Morgan), Thrips palmi Karny, Thrips tabaci L., and Haplothrips chinensis Priesner. This paper gives the brief description of these thrips, and uses a pictorial key to identify them.