''Uzelothrips'' is a genus of

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, and the only genus in the family Uzelothripidae. Up until 2012 it contained a single species, ''U. scabrosus'', known from Belém,

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. In 2012 a new extinct species, ''U. eocenicus'', was described from the lowermost

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by Patricia Nel and André Nel in 2012. The

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refers to the age it existed in. The group name is in honour of Jindřich (or Heinrich) Uzel, a Czech entomologist who published the first monograph on the thrips. The family is identified by the whip-like tip to the antenna. ''U. scabrosus'' is known to inhabit dead debris from plants in the genera '' Hevea'' and '' Bixa'', as well as the species '' Eucalyptus major''.

Species

* †'' Uzelothrips eocenicus'' * '' Uzelothrips scabrosus''

References

Insects of Australia Terebrantia Thrips genera Taxa named by Joseph Douglas Hood {{Thrips-stub