Definition of Family Thripidae

1. Noun. Thrips.

Exact synonyms: Thripidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Order Thysanoptera, Thysanoptera
Member holonyms: Thrip, Thripid, Thrips, Frankliniella, Genus Frankliniella, Genus Thrips

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Thripidae

family Tethyidae
family Tetragoniaceae
family Tetranychidae
family Tetraodontidae
family Tetraonidae
family Tettigoniidae
family Theaceae
family Thelephoraceae
family Thelypteridaceae
family Theophrastaceae
family Theraphosidae
family Theridiidae
family Thiobacteriaceae
family Thraupidae
family Threskiornithidae
family Thripidae (current term)
family Thymelaeaceae
family Tiliaceae
family Tilletiaceae
family Timaliidae
family Tinamidae
family Tineidae
family Tingidae
family Tipulidae
family Titanosauridae
family Todidae
family Torpedinidae
family Tortricidae
family Toxotidae
family Trachipteridae

Literary usage of Family Thripidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1883)
"The family Thripidae, though possessing many characters of peculiar interest, and being of no little importance -economically, has received but very little ..."

2. Insecta by Alpheus Hyatt, Jennie Maria (Arms). Sheldon (1890)
"... THIS order contains the family Thripidae, represented by Thrips striatus (Fig. 62; hair-line represents natural size), an insect too small for ..."

3. Entomology for Beginners for the Use of Young Folks, Fruit-growers, Farmers by Alpheus Spring Packard (1888)
"family Thripidae.—Characters of the order as given above. * SELECTED WORKS. Haliday, AH An epitome of the British genera in the order Thy- ..."

4. Annual Report by Columbus Horticultural Society, Columbus, Ohio (1900)
"The minute insects of the family Thripidae enter the blossom even before the petals have opened, and by their attacks upon the style so corrode it that the ..."

5. Bulletin (1896)
"family Thripidae. During the past spring thrips have been unusually abundant in many parts of Florida, injuring the flowers of several different plants. ..."

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