Permothrips is an extinct genus of thrips from the Archescytinidae family[1] that is notable for being one of the oldest records of thrips to date. The type species (P. longipennis) was described by A. V. Martynov in 1935 on the basis of PIN 2506/4, a single exoskeleton found in Sedy, Russia.[2] It was probably a fungus feeding ancestor of the Mesozoic thrips.[3]

Permothrips
Temporal range: Early Permian, 272.5–268.0 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanoptera
Family: Archescytinidae
Genus: Permothrips
Martynov, 1935
Type species
Permothrips longipennis
Martynov, 1935

References

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  1. ^ A. G. Sharov. (1972). On phylogenetic relations of the order of thrips (Thysanoptera). Entomological Review 54:854-858
  2. ^ A. V. Martynov. (1935). A find of Thysanoptera in the Permian deposits. Comptes Rendus (Doklady) de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS 3(7):333-336
  3. ^ Grimaldi, D.; Shmakov, A.; Fraser, N. (2004). "Mesozoic Thrips and Early Evolution of the Order Thysanoptera (Insecta)". Journal of Paleontology. 78 (5): 941–952. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0941:mtaeeo>2.0.co;2. JSTOR 4094919.