Merothripidae is a family 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 order
Thysanoptera
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 ...
. There are at least 4 genera and 20 described species in Merothripidae.
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Genera
These four genera belong to the family Merothripidae:
* '' Damerothrips'' Hood, 1954
* ''Merothrips
''Merothrips'' is a genus of thrips in the family Merothripidae
Merothripidae is a family of thrips in the order Thysanoptera. There are at least 4 genera and 20 described species in Merothripidae.
Genera
These four genera belong to the famil ...
'' Hood, 1912
* † '' Jezzinothrips'' Strassen, 1973 Lebanese amber
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, Barremian
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*†'' Myanmarothrips'' Ulitzka 2018 Burmese amber
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, Myanmar, Cenomanian
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* † '' Praemerothrips'' Priesner, 1930 Baltic amber
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, Eocene
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