Thrips | |
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Thrips tabaci (left); Frankliniella occidentalis (right) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Thysanoptera |
Family: | Thripidae |
Subfamily: | Thripinae |
Genus: | Thrips Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Thrips physapus Linnaeus, 1758 [1]
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Thrips is a genus of insect in the order Thysanoptera.
Species in the genus Thrips feed on pollen, and can be major agricultural pests, with several being vectors of tospoviruses.[3]
The name Thrips comes from the Greek word θρίψ meaning woodworm.[4]
Thrips is the largest genus of thrips, with over 280 species,[5] most of which are found in Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. Other species occur on each of the continents, including one species described from Antarctica.[3] Thrips includes the species of thrips most frequently intercepted at ports of entry into the United States, T. tabaci.[3]
The following species are recognised:[5]