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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 787 extant genera.

Click to see a list of the 70 Fossil genera.

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Thysanoptera Classification

Classification theory and overview

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

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Ecology

Thrips and galls

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Thrips and Humans Collecting and preparing thrips for study

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Information and Identifications

Taxonomic authors publications

World Thysanoptera Resource page [1]

Thysanoptera (Thrips) information [2]

Oz Thrips - Thysanoptera in Australia[3]

Thrips of California - distinguishing pest species in California's thrips fauna [4]

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Faunal Lists

Fauna Europea [5]

Australian Faunal Directory [6]