''Heliothrips'' is a genus of

thrip Thrips ( order Thysanoptera) are minute (mostly long or less), slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Different thrips species feed mostly on plants by puncturing and sucking up the contents, although a few are ...

s in the family

Thripidae The Thripidae are the most speciose family of thrips, with over 290 genera representing just over two thousand species. They can be distinguished from other thrips by a saw-like ovipositor curving downwards, narrow wings with two veins, and anten ...

. There are about 18 described species in ''Heliothrips''.

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus ''Heliothrips'': * '' Heliothrips braziliensis'' Morgan * '' Heliothrips bromi'' Moulton, 1927 * '' Heliothrips bruneri'' Morgan * '' Heliothrips brunneipennis'' Bagnall * '' Heliothrips cinctipennis'' (Hood) * '' Heliothrips crestri'' Pergande * '' Heliothrips globiceps'' Karny, 1913 * '' Heliothrips gossypii'' Moulton, 1927 * '' Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis'' (Bouché, 1833) (greenhouse thrips) * '' Heliothrips impurus'' Priesner, 1927 * '' Heliothrips indicus'' Bagnall * '' Heliothrips margipennis'' * '' Heliothrips pattersoni'' (Bagnall) * '' Heliothrips phaseoli'' (Hood) * '' Heliothrips similis'' * '' Heliothrips striatopterus'' (Kobur) * '' Heliothrips zucchi'' Mound & Monteiro * † '' Heliothrips scudderi'' Bagnall, 1924

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