The Tubulifera (Hexapoda, Thysanoptera) of the Maltese Islands.

This work records the presence of 13 species of tubuliferan thrips from the Maltese Islands. Eleven of these species, namely Bolothripsdentipes , B.insularis , Priesneriellamavromoustakisi , Gynaikothripsuzeli , Haplothripsacanthoscelis , H.aculeatus , H.setiger , H.tritici , Karnyothripsflavipes , Liothripsreuteri and Neoheegeriadalmatica are new records for the Maltese Islands. Two species: Gynaikothripsficorum and Karnyothripsflavipes can be described as subcosmopolitan in distribution, another three species: Haplothripsaculeatus , H.setiger and H.tritici are distributed across the Holarctic and Palaearctic regions, while a further seven: Bolothripsdentipes , B.insularis , Haplothripsacanthoscelis , Liothripsoleae , L.reuteri , Neoheegeriadalmatica and Priesneriellamavromoustakisi have a European and/or Mediterranean distribution. Gynaikothripsficorum and G.uzeli are considered as alien species. A key to the Tubulifera of the Maltese Islands as well as chorological data for these recorded species are provided in this work.