Phlaeothripidae
| Phlaeothripidae Temporal range:
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| Fungus feeding thrips from the Philippines | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Thysanoptera |
| Suborder: | Tubulifera |
| Family: | Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895 |
| Subfamilies | |
Phlaeothripidae is a family of
fungivores living in the tropics.[1]
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 whiteflies
- 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 urichi Karny - Clidemia thrips
- Liothrips vaneeckei Priesner - Lily thrips, damages the bulbs of lilies
- Teuchothrips disjunctus (Hood) - Bottlebrush thrips
- Hoplandrothrips - causes leaf rolling of Coffea plants
References
- ^ Moritz, G., D. Morris, and L. Mound. 2001. ThripsID: pest thrips of the world. ACIAR and CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phlaeothripidae.
- Gynaikothrips ficorum, Cuban laurel thrips on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site