Thrips (genus)
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| Thrips tabaci (left); Frankliniella occidentalis (right) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Thysanoptera |
| Family: | Thripidae |
| Subfamily: | Thripinae |
| Genus: | Thrips Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Linnaeus, 1758 [1]
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Ecology[]
Species in the genus Thrips feed on pollen, and can be major agricultural pests, with several being vectors of tospoviruses.[3]
Thrips obscuratus morphology illustrated by Des Helmore
Etymology[]
The name Thrips comes from the Greek word θρίψ meaning woodworm.[4]
Diversity[]
Thrips is the largest genus of thrips, with over 280 species,[5] most of which are found in Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. Other species occur on each of the continents, including one species described from Antarctica.[3] Thrips includes the species of thrips most frequently intercepted at ports of entry into the United States, T. tabaci.[3]
The following species are recognised:[5]
References[]
- ^ "Thrips Linnaeus, 1758". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
- ^ "Thrips Linnaeus, 1758". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c David A. Nickle (2008). "Commonly intercepted thrips at U.S. ports-of-entry from Africa, Europe, and the Mediterranean. III. The genus Thrips Linnaeus, 1758 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 110 (1): 165–185. doi:10.4289/0013-8797-110.1.165. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21.
- ^ Kobro, Sverre (2011). "Checklist of Nordic Thysanoptera" (PDF). Norwegian Journal of Entomology. 58: 21–26. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ a b Laurence A. Mound (June 17, 2008). "Genus Thrips Linnaeus, 1758". Thysanoptera (Thrips) of the World – a checklist. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
Further reading[]
- J. S. Bhatti (2008). "Species of the genus Thrips from India (Thysanoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 5 (2): 109–166. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1980.tb00404.x.
- Laurence A. Mound (2010). "Species of the genus Thrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from the Afro-tropical region" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2423: 1–24.
- Laurence A. Mound & A. A. Azidah (2009). "Species of the genus Thrips (Thysanoptera) from Peninsular Malaysia, with a checklist of recorded Thripidae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2023: 55–68.
- David A. Nickle (2006). "A review of the species of Thrips Linnaeus, 1758 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from Africa, Europe, and the Mediterranean region". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 108 (2): 443–466.
Categories:
- Thrips genera
- Thripidae
- Insects of Europe
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus