Biology:Melanthripidae
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Melanthripidae is a family of thrips belonging to the order Thysanoptera.[1] Members of the family, covered with gymnosperm pollen, were found in Cretaceous Spanish amber about 110-105 million years old. They are believed to have been pollinators of the Ginkgoales.[2]
Genera:[1]
- Ankothrips Crawford, 1909
- †Archankothrips Priesner, 1924
- Cranothrips Bagnall, 1915
- Dorythrips Hood, 1931
- †Eocranothrips Bagnall, 1927
- †Gymnopollisthrips Peñalver, Nel & Nel, 1927
- Melanthrips Haliday, 1836
- †Proboscisthrips Ulitzka, 2017
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Melanthripidae" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/7954.
- ↑ Carmen Soriano, Paul Tafforeau, André Nel, Patricia Nel, Xavier Delclòs (2012). "Thrips pollination of Mesozoic gymnosperms". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109 (22): 8623–8628. doi:10.1073/pnas.1120499109. PMID 22615414.
Wikidata ☰ Q1810151 entry
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