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Liothrips

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Liothrips
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanoptera
Family: Phlaeothripidae
Subfamily: Phlaeothripinae
Genus: Liothrips
Uzel, 1895
Species

Approx. 300, including: L. brevitubus
L. floridensis
L. oleae
L. piperinus
L. sambuci
L. urichi
L. vaneeckei
L. varicornis
L. wasabiae

Diversity
289 species

Liothrips is a genus of thrips with almost 300 described species. They are ordered into three subgenera, Epiliothrips (2 species), Liothrips (262 species) and Zopyrothrips (25 species).

The Clidemia thrips Liothrips urichi is used as a control agent to stop the spread of Clidemia hirta in Hawaii.

Species

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Subgenus Epiliothrips Priesner, 1965

Subgenus Liothrips Uzel, 1895

Subgenus Zopyrothrips Priesner, 1968

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