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== Merothripidae ==
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The species in this family are all fungus feeding, on dead branches in warmer parts of the world. The family is here considered to comprise three genera of extant species, and two genera with species known only from fossils. 

Bhatti (2006) placed ''Damerothrips'' and ''Erotidothrips'' into a separate family, Erotidothripidae Priesner, 1939: 155. 

Click to see a listo of the [[:category:Merothripidae genera|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Merothripidae genera}}]] extant genera.

Click to see a list of the [[:category: Fossil Merothripidae genera|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Fossil Merothripidae genera}}]] fossil genera.

Click to see a list of the [[:category:Merothripidae species|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Merothripidae species}}]] extant species.

Click to see a list of the [[:category:Fossil Merothripidae |{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Fossil Merothripidae }}]] fossil species.

== References ==
Bhatti JS (2006) The classification of Terebrantia (Insecta) into families. ''Oriental Insects'' 40: 339-375. 

Mound LA, Heming BS & Palmer JM. (1980) Phylogenetic relationships between the families of recent Thysanoptera. ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society of London'' 69: 111-141.

Mound L, Hoddle MS & Hastings A (2019) ''Thysanoptera Californica''. An identification and information system to thrips in California. Lucidcentral.org, Identic Pty Ltd, Queensland, Australia. [https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/thrips_of_california_2019/]

Mound LA & O'Neill K. (1974) Taxonomy of the Merothripidae, with ecological and phylogenetic considerations (Thysanoptera). ''Journal of Natural History'' 8: 481-509.

Pereyra, V. (2011) Phylogenetic analysis of the small fungivorous family Merothripidae (Thysanoptera). ''Insect Systematics & Evolution'', 42 (4), 385–409.

== Genera included ==

'''[[Damerothrips]]''' Hood, 1954 

'''[[Erotidothrips]]''' Priesner, 1939 

'''[[† Jezzinothrips]]''' zur Strassen, 1973 

'''[[Merothrips]]''' Hood, 1912 

'''[[† Myanmarothrips]]''' Ulitzka, 2018 

'''[[† Praemerothrips]]''' Priesner, 1929