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| + | Species in the four extant genera of this family exhibit striking disjunct distributions. ''Cranothrips'' is known mainly from Australia with one species from South Africa; ''Dorythrips'' is known from Australia and western South America; ''Ankothrips'' is from western USA, Europe and South Africa; ''Melanthrips'' is mainly from Europe with a few species in Africa, India and north America. The species all breed in flowers. | ||
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Revision as of 09:12, 18 October 2012
Melanthripidae
Species in the four extant genera of this family exhibit striking disjunct distributions. Cranothrips is known mainly from Australia with one species from South Africa; Dorythrips is known from Australia and western South America; Ankothrips is from western USA, Europe and South Africa; Melanthrips is mainly from Europe with a few species in Africa, India and north America. The species all breed in flowers.
Genera included
Ankothrips Crawford, 1909
† Archankothrips Priesner, 1924
Cranothrips Bagnall, 1915
Dorythrips Hood, 1931
† Eocranothrips Bagnall, 1927
Melanthrips Haliday, 1836
