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ThripsWiki - providing information on the World's thrips
The prime objective of this site is to give ready access to the scientific names and classification of the nearly 6000 species in the insect Order Thysanoptera.
We will be pleased to hear from users concerning any errors that they find, or additional information that they consider should be included.
Current contact address: laurence.mound@csiro.au
Click to see a list of the 788 extant genera.
Click to see a list of the 70 Fossil genera.
Thysanoptera Families
Aeolothripidae Uzel, 1895
Fauriellidae Priesner, 1949
† Hemithripidae Bagnall, 1923
Heterothripidae Bagnall, 1912
† Karataothripidae Sharov, 1972
† Liassothripidae Priesner, 1949
Melanthripidae Bagnall, 1913
Merothripidae Hood, 1914
† Moundthripidae Nel, Azar & Nel, 2007
Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895
Stenurothripidae Bagnall, 1923
Thripidae Stevens, 1829
† Triassothripidae Grimaldi & Shmakov, 2004
Uzelothripidae Hood, 1952
Ecology
Thrips and Humans
Identification and Information Links
World Thysanoptera Resource page [1]
Thysanoptera (Thrips) information [2]
Oz Thrips - information on Thrips in Australia[3]
Thrips of California - distinguishing pest species in California's thrips fauna [4]
Links to Faunal Lists
Fauna Europea [5]
Australian Faunal Directory [6]
