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Merothripidae (long legged thrips)

Insecta - Thysanoptera - Merothripidae

Taxonomy
Merothripidae was named by Hood (1914). It is extant. Its type is Merothrips.

It was assigned to Terebrantia by Priesner (1929), Ulitzka (2018), Mound and Hastenpflug-Vesmanis (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Merothripidae Hood
1929Merothripidae Priesner p. 134
1973Jezzinothripidae zur Strassen p. 43
2018Merothripidae Ulitzka p. 550
2021Merothripidae Mound and Hastenpflug-Vesmanis p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Clareocercaria
—Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
—Condylognatha
superorderThripidaFallen 1814
orderThysanopteraHaliday 1836
suborderTerebrantiaHaliday 1836
familyMerothripidaeHood 1914
familyMerothripidaeHood 1914

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. Merothripidae Hood 1914 [long legged thrips]
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G. †Jezzinothrips zur Strassen 1973
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†Jezzinothrips cretacicus zur Strassen 1973
G. Merothrips Hood 1912
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†Merothrips aithiopicus Ulitzka 2020
†Merothrips balticus Ulitzka 2015
†Merothrips dietrichi Schliephake 2003
†Merothrips fritschi Priesner 1924
G. †Myanmarothrips Ulitzka 2018
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G. †Praemerothrips Priesner 1929
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†Praemerothrips hoodi Priesner 1929
Invalid names: Jezzinothripidae zur Strassen 1973 [synonym]
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 Early/Lower Miocene or 125.77000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Lebanon Jezzinothrips cretacicus (124276)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Myanmarothrips pankowskiorum (173343)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany Heterothrips dietrichi (160460)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Praemerothrips hoodi, Merothrips balticus (123928) Praemerothrips hoodi, Merothrips fritschi (127170)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Ethiopia Merothripidae indet. (151982)