Dolichothrips varipes Bagnall (Figs 4, 13–14, 19, 25, 48) Dolichothrips varipes Bagnall, 1921: 359. Although this species was described from India, it is widespread in Afrotropical countries (Cape Verde Islands, Ethiopia, Sudan) to Socotra Islands (zur Strassen 2004), and is new to Saudi Arabia. It is very close to D. zyziphi in structural details, however, it can be separated by yellow apex of mid and hind tibiae, compared to brown in D. zyziphi (Mound & Okajima 2015). Material examined. Asir. one female from Cenchrus ciliaris, six females from Abutilon indicum, Muhayil, 20.xi.2023, (BT); Al Baha. one female from Solanum macranthum, one female from Rhus retinorrhoea, Shada Al Aala, 8.iv.2019, (BT).

Published as part of Rasool, Iftekhar, Alattal, Yehya Zaki, Ansi, Amin Al & Aldhafer, Hathal M., 2025, The Suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera) of Saudi Arabia with one new species, new records and checklist to the Arabian Peninsula species, pp. 431-454 in Zootaxa 5627 (3) on page 436, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5627.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/15326268