Thripidae
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The Thripidae are a family of thrips with hundreds of genera.
This family is distinguished by a saw-like ovipositor bending downwards. It includes many pest species that suck up intracellular fluids of crop plants, such as the following European species:
- Limothrips cerealium - Grain thrips
- Limothrips denticornis - Rye thrips
- Thrips meridionalis - Pea thrips
- Frankliniella occidentalis
- Frankliniella robusta
- Thrips tabaci
- Thrips angusticeps
- Taeniothrips inconsequens - Pear thrips
The Chilli thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis is a pest on many crops, among others chili pepper, strawberry, and castor.
[edit] Systematics
The Thripidae are ordered into four subfamilies:
- Dendrothripinae Priesner, 1925 (16 genera)
- Panchaetothripinae Bagnall, 1912 (38 genera)
- Sericothripinae Karny, 1921 (11 genera)
- Thripinae Stephens, 1829 (227 genera)
[edit] Further reading
- Hoddle, M.S. & Mound, L.A. (2003). The genus Scirtothrips in Australia (Insecta, Thysanoptera, Thripidae). Zootaxa 268:1-40. PDF
