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Thripidae

Insecta - Thysanoptera - Thripidae

Taxonomy

Thripidae was named by Stevens (1829). It is extant. Its type is Thrips.

It was assigned to Thysanoptera by Park and Downing (2001); and to Terebrantia by Theobald (1937), Shmakov (2009), Johnson et al. (2018) and Mound and Hastenpflug-Vesmanis (2021).

Subtaxa

Dendrothripinae, Panchaetothripinae, Thripinae, Thrips electrina

Synonyms

Thrips electrina was named by Menge (1856). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Danziger Naturkundemuseum Menge collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Poland.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Handlirsch (1907).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1829	Thripidae Stevens
1856	Thrips electrina Menge p. 12
1937	Thripidae Theobald p. 295
2001	Thripidae Park and Downing p. 179
2009	Thripidae Shmakov p. 429
2018	Thripidae Johnson et al.
2021	Thripidae Mound and Hastenpflug-Vesmanis p. 8

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia
subclass	Pterygota	()

Rank	Name	Author
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Clareocercaria
—	Acercaria	()
superorder	Pancondylognatha
—	Condylognatha
superorder	Thripida	Fallen 1814
order	Thysanoptera	Haliday 1836
suborder	Terebrantia	Haliday 1836
family	Thripidae	Stevens 1829
family	Thripidae	Stevens 1829

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Thripidae Stevens 1829

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Subfm. Dendrothripinae Morison 1946

G. †Apodendrothrips Schliephake 1993

†Apodendrothrips major Schliephake 1993

G. Dendrothrips Uzel 1895

†Dendrothrips giecewiczi Schliephake 2001

G. †Praedendrothrips Priesner 1924

†Praedendrothrips avus Priesner 1924

G. †Schedodendrothrips Schliephake 2001

†Schedodendrothrips ursulae Schliephake 2001

G. †Synnastothrips Schliephake 1993

†Synnastothrips minor Schliephake 1993

†Synnastothrips vitreus Schliephake 1993

Subfm. Panchaetothripinae Bagnall 1912

G. †Archaeothrips Priesner 1924

†Archaeothrips latipennis Priesner 1924

Invalid names: Gerontothrips Priesner 1949 [objective synonym]

G. Caliothrips Daniel 1904

†Caliothrips cordatus Bagnall 1924

†Caliothrips verae Schliephake 2003

G. †Coccothrips Shmakov 2014

†Coccothrips hoffeinsorum Shmakov 2014

G. Heliothrips Haliday 1836

†Heliothrips scudderi Bagnall 1924

G. Hercinothrips Bagnall 1932

†Hercinothrips extinctus Stannard 1956

G. †Hoffeinsithrips Schliephake 2001

†Hoffeinsithrips teuberi Schliephake 2001

G. Selenothrips Karny 1911

Subfm. Thripinae Stevens 1829

G. †Amorphothrips Bagnall 1924

†Amorphothrips klebsi Bagnall 1924

G. Anaphothrips Uzel 1895

†Anaphothrips arcanus Priesner 1929

†Anaphothrips fuscicaudeus Schliephake 1993

†Anaphothrips intermedius Schliephake 1999

†Anaphothrips latialatus Schliephake 1999

†Anaphothrips magniceps Priesner 1929

†Anaphothrips maximocornis Schliephake 2000

†Anaphothrips paeneparallelus Schliephake 2000

†Anaphothrips parallelus Schliephake 1993

†Anaphothrips perspicuus Priesner 1924

†Anaphothrips pusillus Schliephake 2001

G. †Calothrips Oustalet 1873

†Calothrips scudderi Oustalet 1873

G. †Convexithrips Shmakov 2009

†Convexithrips robustus Shmakov 2009

G. †Eochirothrips Schliephake 1999

†Eochirothrips mirocornis Schliephake 1999

G. Frankliniella Karny 1910

†Frankliniella intonsoidea Schliephake 1999

†Frankliniella oligocaenica Priesner and Quiévreux 1935

G. †Incertothrips Schliephake 2000

†Incertothrips hoffeinsorum Schliephake 2000

†Incertothrips insolitus Schliephake 2000

G. †Lewisothrips Schliephake 1993

†Lewisothrips telothripoideus Schliephake 1993

G. †Lipsanothrips Priesner 1929

†Lipsanothrips skwarrae Priesner 1929

G. Mycterothrips Trybom 1910

Invalid names: Physothrips Karny 1912 [synonym]

G. Oxythrips Uzel 1895

†Oxythrips physothripoides Bagnall 1924

Invalid names: Protoxythrips Priesner 1929 [synonym]

G. †Procerothrips Bagnall 1924

†Procerothrips cylindricornis Bagnall 1924

G. Proscirtothrips Karny 1921

†Anaphothrips (Proscirtothrips) vitreus O'Neill 1957

G. †Protanaphothrips Schliephake 2001

†Protanaphothrips majoricornis Schliephake 1999

†Protanaphothrips minoricornis Schliephake 1999

†Protanaphothrips suspensus Schliephake 1993

†Protanaphothrips vicinus Priesner 1929

G. Scirtothrips Shull 1909

G. Taeniothrips Serville 1843

†Taeniothrips balticus Schliephake 1999

Invalid names: Taeniothrips amphoroideus Schliephake 1999 [synonym], Taeniothrips saxonicus Schliephake 1999 [synonym]

†Taeniothrips clavicornis Bagnall 1924

†Taeniothrips consobrinus Priesner 1929

†Taeniothrips crassisetosus Schliephake 1993

†Taeniothrips evelinae Schliephake 1993

†Taeniothrips inclusus Priesner 1929

†Taeniothrips klimti Schliephake 1993

†Taeniothrips lewisothripeus Schliephake 2003

†Taeniothrips litoralis Schliephake 2001

†Taeniothrips majoribalticus Schliephake 2001

†Taeniothrips mucripositus Schliephake 1993

†Taeniothrips parvus Schliephake 1993

†Taeniothrips pietrzeniuki Schliephake 1993

†Taeniothrips prior Priesner 1929

†Taeniothrips repositus Priesner 1924

†Taeniothrips resinae Priesner 1924

†Taeniothrips successus Schliephake 1993

Invalid names: Taeniothrips (Balticothrips) Schliephake 1999 [invalid subgroup], Taeniothrips (Saxonothrips) Schliephake 1999 [invalid subgroup]

G. †Telothrips Priesner 1929

†Telothrips klebsi Priesner 1929

†Telothrips minor Priesner 1929

G. †Tethysthrips Nel et al. 2010

†Tethysthrips hispanicus Nel et al. 2010

†Tethysthrips libanicus Nel et al. 2010

G. Thrips Linnaeus 1758

†Thrips formicoides Oustalet 1873

†Thrips obsoleta Oustalet 1873

Invalid names: Achaetothrips Karny 1908 [synonym]

Invalid names: Aptinothripinae Karny 1921 [invalid subgroup], Chirothripini [invalid subgroup], Thripina Stevens 1829 [invalid subgroup], Thripini Stevens 1829 [invalid subgroup]

Invalid names: Thrips electrina Menge 1856 [nomen dubium]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Environment:

terrestrialc

Locomotion:

actively mobilep

Created:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Modified:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Source: c = class, p = phylum

References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 130.00000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma

Collections (42 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian	130.0 - 125.45	Lebanon	Tethysthrips libanicus (122471)
Aptian	125.0 - 113.0	Russian Federation (Buryatia)	Convexithrips robustus (105969 113354)
Early/Lower Albian	112.03 - 109.0	Spain	Tethysthrips hispanicus (109438)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Poland	Anaphothrips intermedius, Gerontothrips latipennis, Protanaphothrips vicinus, Protoxythrips fritschi, Protoxythrips bagnalli, Protoxythrips ursulae, Anaphothrips parallelus, Dendrothrips giecewiczi, Schedodendrothrips ursulae, Taeniothrips balticus, Taeniothrips litoralis, Taeniothrips majoribalticus, Anaphothrips pusillus, Protanaphothrips minoricornis, Protoxythrips stenuroideus, Protanaphothrips suspensus (120813) Thrips electrina (120811)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	United Kingdom (England)	Thripidae indet. 1, Coccothrips hoffeinsorum (123960) Thripidae indet. 1, Thripidae indet. 2, Thrips sp. (123959)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Germany (Halle)	Eochirothrips mirocornis, Frankliniella intonsoidea, Taeniothrips saxonicus, Taeniothrips amphoroideus, Taeniothrips goitschei, Protoxythrips conclusus, Protoxythrips ursulae, Incertothrips hoffeinsorum, Protoxythrips stenurus, Archaeothrips hoffeinsi, Protanaphothrips minoricornis, Anaphothrips fuscicaudeus, Taeniothrips usedomi (124273) Protoxythrips ursulae, Anaphothrips parallelus, Protoxythrips stenurus, Anaphothrips suspensus, Apodendrothrips major, Synnastothrips vitreus, Synnastothrips minor, Anaphothrips fuscicaudeus, Protoxythrips probus, Lewisothrips telothripoideus, Taeniothrips parvus, Taeniothrips evelinae, Taeniothrips crassisetosus, Taeniothrips successus, Taeniothrips klimti, Taeniothrips mucripositus, Taeniothrips pietrzeniuki (129227)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	United Kingdom (Isle of Wight)	Coccothrips hoffeinsorum (157666)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Russian Federation	Anaphothrips maximocornis, Anaphothrips paeneparallelus, Anaphothrips parallelus, Incertothrips insolitus, Protoxythrips stenurus, Taeniothrips streckelsbergi (123419)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Russian Federation (Kaliningrad)	Hercinothrips extinctus (124579) Hoffeinsithrips teuberi (123763) Oxythrips sepultus (154929) Physothrips connaticornis, Physothrips clavicornis, Amorphothrips klebsi, Selenothrips cordatus, Heliothrips scudderi, Homothrips physothripoides, Physothrips gracilicornis, Physothrips succineus, Procerothrips cylindricornis (123927) Telothrips klebsi, Telothrips minor, Oxythrips conclusus, Taeniothrips resinae, Taeniothrips prior, Taeniothrips repositus (124073) Thripidae indet., Praedendrothrips avus, Lipsanothrips skwarrae, Anaphothrips arcanus, Anaphothrips perspicuus, Anaphothrips vicinus, Anaphothrips magniceps, Oxythrips conclusus, Oxythrips fritschi, Oxythrips bagnalli, Oxythrips vigil, Oxythrips crassicornis, Oxythrips sepultus, Taeniothrips clavicornis, Taeniothrips inclusus, Taeniothrips repositus, Taeniothrips connaticornis, Archaeothrips latipennis, Taeniothrips resinae (127170) Thripinae indet., Taeniothrips lewisothripeus (110735)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Ukraine	Praedendrothrips avus (122997)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Germany	Anaphothrips majoricornis, Anaphothrips latialatus, Anaphothrips intermedius, Anaphothrips minoricornis, Protoxythrips intermedius, Taeniothrips streckelsbergi, Taeniothrips usedomi, Taeniothrips balticus, Taeniothrips longistylosus, Taeniothrips hoffeinsi (124274) Thripinae indet., Thripini indet., Protoxythrips conclusus, Caliothrips verae, Protanaphothrips majoricornis (160460)
Rupelian	33.9 - 28.1	France	Thripidae indet., Frankliniella oligocaenica (146907)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)	Thripidae indet., Calothrips scudderi (122487)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	France (Bouches-Du-Rhone)	Thrips obsoleta, Thrips formicoides (123944)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Ethiopia	Thysanoptera indet. (151982)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Spain (Castellon)	Thripidae indet. (140792 140796 140798 225781)
Hemingfordian	20.43 - 15.97	USA (California)	Anaphothrips vitreus (106431) Thripidae indet. (123023 123025 123026 123032 123033 123034 123035 123036 123039) Thripidae indet., Anaphothrips vitreus (123022 123042)