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 themselves ordered into two subfamilies, the Idolothripinae with 80 genera, and the Phlaeothripinae with almost 400. Some 3,400 species are recognised in this family, and many are fungivores living in the tropics.[1]
Thrips from this family are fairly common, and are generally larger than those in the suborder Terebrantia (containing all other thrips). Idolothrips marginatus 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 speciesedit
Some of the better-known species are:
Aleurothrips fasciapennis (Franklin) - feeds on whiteflies
phlaeothripidae, tubulifera, redirects, here, plasmodial, slime, mold, genus, described, zopf, 1885, tubulifera, slime, mold, concealer, moth, genus, tubulifera, invalidly, described, spuler, 1910, included, pseudatemelia, family, thrips, with, hundreds, gener. Tubulifera redirects here For the plasmodial slime mold genus described by Zopf in 1885 see Tubulifera slime mold The concealer moth genus Tubulifera invalidly described by Spuler in 1910 is now included in Pseudatemelia 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 themselves ordered into two subfamilies the Idolothripinae with 80 genera and the Phlaeothripinae with almost 400 Some 3 400 species are recognised in this family and many are fungivores living in the tropics 1 PhlaeothripidaeTemporal range Eocene Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Fungus feeding thrips from the Philippines Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Thysanoptera Suborder Tubulifera Family PhlaeothripidaeUzel 1895 Subfamilies Idolothripinae Phlaeothripinae Thrips from this family are fairly common and are generally larger than those in the suborder Terebrantia containing all other thrips Idolothrips marginatus 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 editSome of the better known species are Aleurothrips fasciapennis Franklin feeds on whiteflies Gynaikothrips ficorum Marchal Cuban laurel thrips Haplothrips froggatti Hood Black plague thrips Haplothrips gowdeyi Franklin Goldtipped tubular thrips Haplothrips niger 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 Priesner Lily thrips damages the bulbs of lilies Teuchothrips disjunctus Hood Bottlebrush thrips Hoplandrothrips causes leaf rolling of Coffea plantsReferences edit Moritz G D Morris and L Mound 2001 ThripsID pest thrips of the world ACIAR and CSIRO Publishing Collingwood External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phlaeothripidae Gynaikothrips ficorum Cuban laurel thrips on the UF IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phlaeothripidae amp oldid 1182030175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
