| Phlaeothripidae | |
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| Fungus feeding thrips from the Philippines | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Thysanoptera |
| Suborder: | Tubulifera |
| Family: | Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895 |
| Subfamilies | |
Phlaeothripidae is a family ofthrips with hundreds of genera. They are the only extant family of the suborderTubulifera, alongside the extinct familyRohrthripidae and are themselves ordered into two subfamilies, theIdolothripinae with 80 genera, and thePhlaeothripinae with almost 400. Some 3,400 species are recognised in this family, and many arefungivores living in the tropics.[1]
Thrips from this family are fairly common, and are generally larger than those in the suborderTerebrantia (containing all other thrips).Idolothrips marginatus can attain a body length of up to 14 mm. The group is distinguished by having the last abdominal segment modified into a tube-like structure – hence the suborder's name, which means "tube-bearers".
Some of the better-known species are:
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