Aeolothripidae

Aeolothripidae

More than 50% of the described species in this family are placed either in the Holarctic genus Aeolothrips or in the Australian genus Desmothrips, and most of these species live in flowers either as phytophages or possibly as facultative predators. In contrast more than 50% of the genera are restricted to tropical countries where the species seem likely to be obligate predators, living high in the tree canopy or at ground level.

Click to see a list of the 23 genera.

Click to see a list of the 220 species.

Click to see a list of the 15 Fossil taxa.

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Genera included

Aduncothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1963

Aeolothrips Haliday, 1836

Allelothrips Bagnall, 1932

Andrewarthaia Mound, 1967

Audiothrips Moulton, 1930

Corynothripoides Bagnall, 1926

† Cretothrips Grimaldi, 2004

Cycadothrips Mound, 1991

Dactuliothrips Moulton, 1931

Desmidothrips Mound, 1977

Desmothrips Hood, 1915

Erythridothrips Mound & Marullo, 1993

Erythrothrips Moulton, 1911

Euceratothrips Hood, 1936

Franklinothrips Back, 1912

† Fusithrips Schmakov, 2009

Gelothrips Bhatti, 1967

Indothrips Bhatti, 1967

Lamprothrips Moulton, 1935

† Lithadothrips Scudder, 1875

Mymarothrips Bagnall, 1928

Orothrips Moulton, 1907

† Palaeothrips Scudder, 1875

† Permothrips Martynov, 1935

Rhipidothripiella Bagnall, 1932

† Rhipidothripoides Bagnall, 1923

Rhipidothrips Uzel, 1895

Stomatothrips Hood, 1912

Streothrips Bhatti, 1971