| Thrips | |
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| Thrips tabaci (left); Frankliniella occidentalis (right) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Thysanoptera |
| Family: | Thripidae |
| Subfamily: | Thripinae |
| Genus: | Thrips Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Thrips physapus Linnaeus, 1758 [1] | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Thrips is a genus of insects in the order Thysanoptera.
Species in the genus Thrips feed on pollen, and can be major agricultural pests, with several being vectors of tospoviruses. [3]
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]