Phlaeothripidae is a family of

thrips 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 ...

with hundreds of genera. They are the only extant family of the suborder Tubulifera, alongside the extinct family Rohrthripidae and are themselves ordered into two subfamilies, the

Idolothripinae The Idolothripinae are a subfamily of thrips, with about 82 genera. Genera This list of genera in the subfamily Phlaeothripinae is complete according to thThrips of the World Checklist(January 4, 2007). * '' Acallurothrips'' * '' Actinothrip ...

with 80 genera, and the

Phlaeothripinae The Phlaeothripinae are a subfamily of thrips, with hundreds of genera. The Clidemia thrips ''Liothrips urichi'', and the alligator weed thrips ''Amynothrips andersoni'' belong to this subfamily. Genera This list of genera in the subfamily Ph ...

with almost 400. Some 3,400 species are recognised in this family, and many are

fungivores Fungivory or mycophagy is the process of organisms consuming fungi. Many different organisms have been recorded to gain their energy from consuming fungi, including birds, mammals, insects, plants, amoebas, gastropods, nematodes, bacteria and othe ...

living in the tropics.Moritz, G., D. Morris, and L. Mound. 2001. ThripsID: pest thrips of the world. ACIAR and CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood. Thrips from this family are fairly common, and are generally larger than those in the suborder Terebrantia (containing all other thrips). ''

Idolothrips marginatus ''Idolothrips'' is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae.Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds. (2019)Species 2000 & ITIS Cat ...

'' 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 Whiteflies are Hemipterans that typically feed on the undersides of plant leaves. They comprise the family Aleyrodidae, the only family in the superfamily Aleyrodoidea. More than 1550 species have been described. Description and taxonomy The ...

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Gynaikothrips ficorum ''Gynaikothrips ficorum'', the Cuban laurel thrips, is a species of tube-tailed thrip in the family Phlaeothripidae. It is found in Africa, North America, and Europe. It is widespread around the world because of its host, Ficus. It was first des ...

'' ( Marchal) - Cuban laurel thrips * ''

Haplothrips froggatti ''Haplothrips'' is a genus of Phlaeothripid thrips, containing over 100 described species. Selected species * '' Haplothrips aculeatus'' (Fabricius, 1803) * '' Haplothrips articulosus'' Bagnall, 1926 * '' Haplothrips cerealis'' Priesner, 1939 * ...

'' Hood - Black plague thrips * ''

Haplothrips gowdeyi ''Haplothrips'' is a genus of Phlaeothripid thrips, containing over 100 described species. Selected species * '' Haplothrips aculeatus'' (Fabricius, 1803) * '' Haplothrips articulosus'' Bagnall, 1926 * '' Haplothrips cerealis'' Priesner, 1939 * ...

'' (Franklin) - Goldtipped tubular thrips * ''

Haplothrips niger ''Haplothrips'' is a genus of Phlaeothripid thrips, containing over 100 described species. Selected species * '' Haplothrips aculeatus'' (Fabricius, 1803) * '' Haplothrips articulosus'' Bagnall, 1926 * '' Haplothrips cerealis'' Priesner, 1939 * ...

'' (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 ''Liothrips'' is a genus of thrips with almost 300 described species. They are ordered into three subgenera, ''Epiliothrips'' (2 species), ''Liothrips'' (262 species) and ''Zopyrothrips'' (25 species). The Clidemia thrips ''Liothrips urichi'' is ...

'' Priesner - Lily thrips, damages the bulbs of lilies * ''

Teuchothrips disjunctus ''Teuchothrips'' is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae Phlaeothripidae is a family of thrips with hundreds of genera. They are the only extant family of the suborder Tubulifera, alongside the extinct family Rohrthripidae and are ...

'' (Hood) - Bottlebrush thrips * ''

Hoplandrothrips ''Hoplandrothrips''(commonly misspelled as ''Hoplandothrips'') is a genus of thrips in the Phlaeothripidae family.Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J ...

'' - causes leaf rolling of ''

Coffea ''Coffea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. ''Coffea'' species are shrubs or small trees native to tropical and southern Africa and tropical Asia. The seeds of some species, called coffee beans, are used to flavor variou ...

'' plants

References

External links

''Gynaikothrips ficorum'', Cuban laurel thrips
on the UF /

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