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Liothrips
Sign in to saveLiothrips is a genus of thrips with almost 300 described species. They are ordered into three subgenera, Epiliothrips (2 species), Liothrips (262 species) and Zopyrothrips (25 species).
Species
toyon gall thrips
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderThysanoptera
- FamilyPhlaeothripidae
Observations1,117
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,099
- With media
- 818
- Family
- Phlaeothripidae
- Collections
- USNM, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS (UAM)
- Recorded in
- India, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Phlaeothripidae
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- taxon name
- Liothrips
- taxon rank
- genus
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Liothrips is a genus of thrips with almost 300 described species. They are ordered into three subgenera, Epiliothrips (2 species), Liothrips (262 species) and Zopyrothrips (25 species).
The Clidemia thrips Liothrips urichi is used as a control agent to stop the spread of Clidemia hirta in Hawaii.
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