''Merothrips'' is a genus of

thrip Thrips ( order Thysanoptera) are minute (mostly long or less), slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Different thrips species feed mostly on plants by puncturing and sucking up the contents, although a few are ...

s in the family

Merothripidae Merothripidae is a family of thrips in the order Thysanoptera. There are at least 4 genera and 20 described species in Merothripidae. Genera These four genera belong to the family Merothripidae: * '' Damerothrips'' Hood, 1954 * ''Merothrips'' Ho ...

. There are about 19 described species in ''Merothrips''.

Species

These 19 species belong to the genus ''Merothrips'': * '' Merothrips brevisetis'' Hood * '' Merothrips brunneus'' Ward, 1969 * '' Merothrips cognatus'' Hood * '' Merothrips dietrichi'' Schliephake * '' Merothrips floridensis'' Watson, 1927 * '' Merothrips fusciceps'' Hood & Williams, 1915 * '' Merothrips indicus'' Bhatti & Ananthakrishnan, 1975 * '' Merothrips laevis'' Hood, 1938 * '' Merothrips mirus'' Crawford * '' Merothrips morgani'' Hood, 1912 * '' Merothrips nigricornis'' Hood * '' Merothrips plaumanni'' Crawford * '' Merothrips productus'' Hood, 1938 * '' Merothrips tympanis'' Hood * '' Merothrips williamsi'' Priesner, 1921 * '' Merothrips yii'' Ng & Mound, 2018 * '' Merothrips zondagi'' Ward, 1969 * † '' Merothrips balticus'' Ulitzka, 2015 * † '' Merothrips fritschi'' Priesner, 1924

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