Phlaeothripidae
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Phlaeothripidae is a family of thrips
with hundreds of genera. They are the only family of the suborder Tubulifera, and are themselves ordered into two subfamilies, the Idolothripinae
with 80 genera, and the Phlaeothripinae
with almost 400. Some 3,400 species are recognised in this family, and many are fungivores living in the tropics.
Thrips from this family are fairly common, and are generally larger than those in the suborder Terebrantia (containing all other thrips). Idolothrips marginatus can attain a body length of up to 14 mm. The group is distinguished by having the last abdominal segment modified into a tube-like structure – hence the suborder's name, which means "tube-bearers".
Thrips
Thrips are tiny, slender insects with fringed wings . Other common names for thrips include thunderflies, thunderbugs, storm flies, thunderblights, and corn lice...
with hundreds of genera. They are the only family of the suborder Tubulifera, and are themselves ordered into two subfamilies, the Idolothripinae
Idolothripinae
The Idolothripinae are a subfamily of thrips, with about 82 genera.-Genera:This list of genera in the subfamily Phlaeothripinae is complete according to the .* Acallurothrips* Actinothrips* Aesthesiothrips...
with 80 genera, and the Phlaeothripinae
Phlaeothripinae
The Phlaeothripinae are a subfamily of thrips, with hundreds of genera.The Clidemia thrips Liothrips urichi, and the alligator weed thrips Amynothrips andersoni belong to this subfamily.-Genera:...
with almost 400. Some 3,400 species are recognised in this family, and many are fungivores living in the tropics.
Thrips from this family are fairly common, and are generally larger than those in the suborder Terebrantia (containing all other thrips). Idolothrips marginatus can attain a body length of up to 14 mm. The group is distinguished by having the last abdominal segment modified into a tube-like structure – hence the suborder's name, which means "tube-bearers".
Selected species
Some of the better-known species are:- Aleurothrips fasciapennis (Franklin) - feeds on whitefliesWhiteflyThe whiteflies, comprising only the family Aleyrodidae, are small hemipterans. More than 1550 species have been described. Whiteflies typically feed on the underside of plant leaves.-Agricultural threat:...
- Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal) - Cuban laurel thrips
- Haplothrips froggatti Hood - Black plague thrips
- Haplothrips gowdeyi (Franklin) - Goldtipped tubular thrips
- Haplothrips niger (Osborne) - Red clover thrips
- Haplothrips victoriensis Bagnall - Tubular black thrips
- Idolothrips spectrum Haliday - Giant thrips
- Leptothrips mali Fitch - Black hunter, is used to control mites
- Liothrips urichiLiothrips urichiThe Clidemia thrips, Liothrips urichi, is a thrips species from Trinidad. It is used as a biological control agent to stop the spread of Clidemia hirta , an invasive plant species that does much damage in many tropical areas of the world.L. urichi was first employed on Fiji in 1930...
Karny - Clidemia thrips - Liothrips vaneeckei Priesner - Lily thrips, damages the bulbs of lilies
- Teuchothrips disjunctus (Hood) - Bottlebrush thrips
External Thrips
- Gynaikothrips ficorum, Cuban laurel thrips on the UFUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
/ IFASInstitute of Food and Agricultural SciencesThe University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is a federal-state-county partnership dedicated to developing knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences, and enhancing and sustaining the quality of human life by making that information...
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