Thrips (genus)

Species in the genus Thrips feed on pollen, and can be major agricultural pests, with several being vectors of tospoviruses.[3]

Thrips obscuratus morphology illustrated by Des Helmore

The name Thrips comes from the Greek word θρίψ meaning woodworm.[4]

Thrips is the largest genus of thrips, with over 280 species,[5] most of which are found in Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. Other species occur on each of the continents, including one species described from Antarctica.[3] Thrips includes the species of thrips most frequently intercepted at ports of entry into the United States, T. tabaci.[3]

The following species are recognised:[5]

• J. S. Bhatti (2008). "Species of the genus Thrips from India (Thysanoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 5 (2): 109–166. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1980.tb00404.x.
• Laurence A. Mound (2010). "Species of the genus Thrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from the Afro-tropical region" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2423: 1–24.
• Laurence A. Mound & A. A. Azidah (2009). "Species of the genus Thrips (Thysanoptera) from Peninsular Malaysia, with a checklist of recorded Thripidae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2023: 55–68.
• David A. Nickle (2006). "A review of the species of Thrips Linnaeus, 1758 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from Africa, Europe, and the Mediterranean region". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 108 (2): 443–466.