Merothripidae is a family of thrips in the order Thysanoptera. There are at least 4 genera and 20 described species in Merothripidae.[1][2][3]

Merothripidae
Temporal range: Barremian–Recent
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanoptera
Suborder: Terebrantia
Family: Merothripidae
Hood, 1914

Genera

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These four genera belong to the family Merothripidae:

References

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  1. ^ "Merothripidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  2. ^ "Merothripidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  3. ^ M. R. Ulitzka (2018). "A first survey of Cretaceous thrips from Burmese amber including the establishment of a new family of Tubulifera (Insecta: Thysanoptera)". Zootaxa. 4486: 548–558. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4486.4.8. PMID 30313740.

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