Merothripidae

Merothripidae

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This family comprises three genera of extant species, and two genera with species known only from fossils. The living species are all fungus feeding, on dead branches in warmer parts of the world.

References

Hoddle MS, Mound LA & Paris DL. (2012) Thrips of California 2012. Cd-rom published by CBIT Publishing, Queensland. [1]

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

Click to see a list of the 18 species.

Click to see a list of the 7 Fossil taxa.

Genera included

Damerothrips Hood, 1954

Erotidothrips Priesner, 1939

† Jezzinothrips zur Strassen, 1973

Merothrips Hood, 1912

† Praemerothrips Priesner, 1929