genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
thrip
Thrips (order Thysanoptera) are minute (mostly long or less), slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Entomologists have described approximately 7,700 species. They fly only weakly and their feathery wings are ...
s in the family
Phlaeothripidae
Phlaeothripidae is a family of thrips
Thrips (Order (biology) , order Thysanoptera) are minute (mostly long or less), slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Entomologists have species description , describe ...
, first described by
Hermann Priesner
Hermann Priesner (19 November 1891 – 11 August 1974) was an Austrian professor of natural history and a specialist on thrips although he also took an interest in other groups such as Hymenoptera, and Hemiptera.
Priesner was born in Linz, Austr ...
Athlibothrips yercaudensis
''Athlibothrips'' is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, first described by Hermann Priesner in 1952.
Species
* ''Athlibothrips caledonensis''
* ''Athlibothrips fuscipes''
* ''Athlibothrips inquilinus''
* ''Athlibothrips yercaudensi ...