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Stenurothripidae

Stenurothripidae is a family of thrips belonging to the suborder Terebrantia in the order Thysanoptera. The oldest genera of this group are known from the Early Cretaceous Lebanese and Spanish San Just amber.

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Stenurothripidae
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous–Present
Didymothrips abdominalis, Burmese amber (Late Cretaceous)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanoptera
Family: Stenurothripidae
Bagnall, 1923

Stenurothripidae is a family of thrips belonging to the suborder Terebrantia in the order Thysanoptera. The oldest genera of this group are known from the Early Cretaceous Lebanese and Spanish San Just amber.1

Genera:2

  • Cenomanithrips Tong, Shih & Ren, 2019
  • Didymothrips Guo et al., 20243
  • Heratythrips Mound & Marullo, 1998
  • Hispanothrips Penalver & Nel, 2010
  • Holarthrothrips Bagnall, 1927
  • Oligothrips Moulton, 1933
  • Opadothrips Priesner, 1924
  • Parallelothrips Guo et al., 20243
  • Stenurothrips Bagnall, 1914
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References

  1. Tong T, Shih CK, Ren D (2019). "A new genus and species of Stenurothripidae (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Terebrantia) from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber". Cretaceous Research. 100: 184—191. Bibcode:2019CrRes.100..184T. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.03.005. S2CID 134450331.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Stenurothripidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. Guo D, Engel MS, Shih C, Ren D (2024). "New stenurothripid thrips from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (Thysanoptera, Stenurothripidae)". ZooKeys (1192): 197–212. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1192.117754. PMC 10902785. PMID 38425444.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)