Thripidae

Thysanoptera (plant pests) • other insect groups • insects (plant pests) • pests-diseases-weeds

western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (click on image to enlarge it)
Author: Jack T. Reed (Mississippi State University)
Source: IPM Images

Thripidae

This is the largest family of Thysanoptera with almost 300 genera and about 2,000 species, many of them plant pests. The species have wings which are not crossing each other at rest. The antennae usually have 6-8 segments and an apical style of 1 or 2 segments. The 3rd and 4th segment bear sense-cones. The forewings are narrow with a pubescent surface. The females have a conical last abdominal segment and a saw-like ovipositor which is curved downwards.

The following genera and individual species are currently entered under Thripidae:

• Anaphothrips (genus)
• Aptinothrips (genus)
• Caliothrips (genus)
• Ceratothripoides (genus)
• Chaetanaphothrips (genus)
• Chirothrips (genus)
• Drepanothrips reuteri
• Echinothrips (genus)
• Enneothrips flavens
• Frankliniella (genus)
• Heliothrips (genus)
• Hercinothrips (genus)
• Leucothrips (genus)
• Limothrips (genus)

• Megalurothrips (genus)
• Microcephalothrips abdominalis
• Neohydatothrips (genus)
• Parthenothrips dracaenae
• Pezothrips (genus)
• Pseudodendrothrips (genus)
• Retithrips syriacus
• Sciothrips cardamomi
• Scirtothrips (genus)
• Selenothrips rubrocinctus
• Stenothrips graminum
• Taeniothrips (genus)
• Tenothrips (genus)
• Thrips (genus)