Thripinae is a subfamily of thrips

Thrips

Thrips are tiny, slender insects with fringed wings . Other common names for thrips include thunderflies, thunderbugs, storm flies, thunderblights, and corn lice...

, insect

Insect

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s of the order

Order (biology)

In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...

 Thysanoptera. The Thripinae belong to the common thrips family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 Thripidae

Thripidae

The Thripidae are the most speciose family of thrips, with over 290 genera representing just over two thousand species. They can be distinguished from other thrips by a saw-like ovipositor curving downwards, narrow wings with two veins, and antennae of six to ten antennomeres with stiletto-like...

 and include around 1,400 species

Species

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 in 150 genera

Genera

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Notable members – some of them economically significant pests – are for example Anaphothrips susanensis, Megalurothrips distalis, Sciothrips caramomi, Scirtothrips dorsalis

Scirtothrips dorsalis

The chilli thripsThis is the more common international spelling of "chilli" outside of the United States. This spelling has been preserved in the common name for the insect by entomologists in the United States in deference to the body of literature already published for this species by...

(chili thrips), Sorghothrips jonnaphilus, T. hawaiiensis, T. palmi

Thrips palmi

Thrips palmi is an insect from the Thrips genus .It is a primary vector of plant viruses. Also known as the melon thrips, T...

(melon thrips) and T. tabaci (onion thrips).

The subfamily includes many pests, some of them invasive species

Invasive species

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. The chili thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis

Scirtothrips dorsalis

The chilli thripsThis is the more common international spelling of "chilli" outside of the United States. This spelling has been preserved in the common name for the insect by entomologists in the United States in deference to the body of literature already published for this species by...

, is an Asian pest on many crops, including chili pepper

Chili pepper

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s, rose

Rose

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Strawberry

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, tea

Tea

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, ground nuts

Peanut

The peanut, or groundnut , is a species in the legume or "bean" family , so it is not a nut. The peanut was probably first cultivated in the valleys of Peru. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing tall...

, and castor bean

Castor oil plant

The castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It belongs to a monotypic genus, Ricinus, and subtribe, Ricininae. The evolution of castor and its relation to other species are currently being studied.Its seed is the castor bean which,...

. The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis

Frankliniella occidentalis

The western flower thrips is an important pest insect in agriculture. This species of thrips is native to North America but has spread to other continents including Europe, Australia, and South America via transport of infested plant material...

, has recently expanded its range from Western North America to large portions of Europe and Asia through the trade of greenhouse plants.

Selected genera and species

• Anaphothrips
  • Anaphothrips susanensis
• Frankliniella
  • Frankliniella bispinosa – Florida flower thrips
  • Frankliniella fusca – tobacco thrips
  • Frankliniella occidentalis
    Frankliniella occidentalis
    The western flower thrips is an important pest insect in agriculture. This species of thrips is native to North America but has spread to other continents including Europe, Australia, and South America via transport of infested plant material...
    
    – western flower thrips
  • Frankliniella robusta
  • Frankliniella schultzei – common blossom thrips
• Limothrips
  • Limothrips denticornis – rye thrips
  • Limothrips pecerealium – grain thrips
• Megalurothrips
  • Megalurothrips distalis
• Scirtothrips
  Scirtothrips
  Scirtothrips is a genus of thrips in the family Thripidae.-Species:* Scirtothrips abditus Mound & Marullo, 1996* Scirtothrips aceri Moulton, 1926* Scirtothrips acus Wang, 1994...
  
  
  • Scirtothrips dorsalis
    Scirtothrips dorsalis
    The chilli thripsThis is the more common international spelling of "chilli" outside of the United States. This spelling has been preserved in the common name for the insect by entomologists in the United States in deference to the body of literature already published for this species by...
    
    – chili thrips, yellow tea thrips
  • Scirtothrips perseae – avocado thrips
• Sorghothrips
  • Sorghothrips jonnaphilus
• Sciothrips
  • Sciothrips caramomi
• Taeniothrips
  • Taeniothrips inconsequens – pear thrips
• Thrips
  Thrips (genus)
  Thrips is a genus of thrips.-Ecology:Species in the genus Thrips feed on pollen, and can be major agricultural pests, with several being vectors of tospoviruses.-Etymology:...
  
  
  • Thrips angusticeps
  • Thrips atratus Haliday, 1836
  • Thrips hawaiiensis
  • Thrips meridionalis – pea thrips
  • Thrips montanus Priesner, 1920 (sometimes in T. atratus)
  • Thrips palmi
    Thrips palmi
    Thrips palmi is an insect from the Thrips genus .It is a primary vector of plant viruses. Also known as the melon thrips, T...
    
    – melon thrips
  • Thrips tabaci – onion thrips