Phlaeothripidae
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Phlaeothripidae
This is the largest family of Thysanoptera, with about 3550 species in 460 genera. At least 50% of the species are associated with dead plant tissues, feeding on fungi or the products of fungal decay, and a large proportion of the remainder are leaf-feeding, with a smaller number breeding in flowers, and a few species predatory on other small arthropods.
Subfamilies
Idolothripinae Bagnall, 1908
Phlaeothripinae Uzel, 1895
