Thrips (genus) explained

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.

Etymology

The name Thrips comes from the Greek word Greek, Modern (1453-);: θρίψ meaning woodworm.[1]

Diversity

Thrips is the largest genus of thrips, with over 280 species,[2] 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:[2]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Kobro . Sverre . Checklist of Nordic Thysanoptera . Norwegian Journal of Entomology . 58 . 21–26 . 2011 . October 25, 2014.
  2. Web site: Genus Thrips Linnaeus, 1758 . Thysanoptera (Thrips) of the World – a checklist . . Laurence A. Mound . February 19, 2011 . June 17, 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) . . 110 . 1 . 165–185 . 10.4289/0013-8797-110.1.165 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721065929/http://ddr.nal.usda.gov/bitstream/10113/10094/1/IND44004383.pdf . 2011-07-21 .