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Definition of Genus thrips
1. Noun. Type genus of the Thripidae.
Group relationships: Family Thripidae, Thripidae
Member holonyms: Onion Louse, Onion Thrips, Thrips Tobaci
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Thrips
Literary usage of Genus thrips
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1914)
"... genus Thrips into ... Targioni-Tozzetti (1881) is an absolute synonym of the
genus Thrips Linné (1758), ..."
2. Proceedings (1903)
"The great Linnaeus placed all these insects in the genus Thrips, hence this word
is singular as well as plural, and always refers to this peculiar type of ..."
3. A Report on the Insects of Massachusetts, Injurious to Vegetation by Thaddeus William Harris (1841)
"These minute and slender insects belong to the genus Thrips. Their punctures
appear to poison plants, and often produce deformities in the leaves and ..."
4. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1896)
"genus thrips. A. Head of medium size; eyes moderately prominent; antennal joints
3-5- elongate .1 AA. Head small; eyes very prominent; antennal joints 3-5 ..."
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