Thrips (genus)

Thrips
	Thrips tabaci (left); Frankliniella occidentalis (right)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Thysanoptera
Family:	Thripidae
Subfamily:	Thripinae
Genus:	Thrips; Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
	Thrips physapus; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	Achaetothrips Karny, 1908; Parathrips Karny, 1907;

Thrips is a genus of insect in the order Thysanoptera.

Ecology

Species in the genus Thrips feed on pollen, and can be major agricultural pests, with several being vectors of tospoviruses.^[3]

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. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. 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.

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.

[1] "Thrips Linnaeus, 1758". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved February 19, 2011.

[2] "Thrips Linnaeus, 1758". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2011.

[Nickle_2008-3] 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_2011-4] Kobro, Sverre (2011). "Checklist of Nordic Thysanoptera" (PDF). Norwegian Journal of Entomology. 58: 21–26. Retrieved October 25, 2014.

[Checklist-5] 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.

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Ecology

Etymology

Diversity

References

Further reading