西花蓟马Frankliniella occidentalis(Pergande)是一种危险性外来入侵害虫,虫体小,鉴定困难。本文总结了国内外西花蓟马分类鉴定方法的研究进展,包括形态学鉴别、分子生物学方法以及基于表皮碳氢化合物分析的生化分类方法,并讨论了各种分类方法的优势和弊端,最后对西花蓟马的分类研究前景进行了展望。 Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) is a dangerous invasive pest with small parasites and difficult identification. This article summarizes the research progress in the classification and identification of western flower thrips at home and abroad, including morphological identification, molecular biology methods and biochemical classification based on epidermal hydrocarbon analysis, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various classification methods. Finally, The prospect of classification of western flower thrips was prospected.