Heterothripidae

The four extant genera recognised in this family are all from the New World, mainly the Neotropics. All but three of the species breed in flowers, often in the flowers of Malpighiaceae (Pereyra & Cavalleri, 2012), but the three species of Aulacothrips are all ectoparasites on various Homoptera. Bhatti (2006) recognised a new family, Aulacothripidae, for the genus Aulacothrips. If the fossil species listed are correctly associated, then the family had a wider distribution at an earlier period.

Click to see a list of the 93 species.

Click to see a list of the 4 Fossil taxa.

References

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

Pereyra V & Cavalleri A (2012) The genus Heterothrips in Brazil, with an identification key and seven new species. Zootaxa 3237: 1-23.

Genera included

Aulacothrips Hood, 1952

† Electrothrips Bagnall, 1924

† Eocephalothrips Bagnall, 1924

Heterothrips Hood, 1908

Lenkothrips De Santis & Sureda, 1970

† Protothrips Priesner, 1924

Scutothrips Stannard, 1972

Heterothripidae