• Terebrantia glossary
• Life history of Thripidae
• Tubulifera glossary ✓
• Life history of Phlaeothripidae

Important characters:

• thickness of maxillary stylets – distinguish these from the stouter maxillary guides.
• number of sense cones on antennal segments III & IV.
• presence of prosternal basantra.
• number of pronotal major setae.
• fore wing duplicated cilia.
• shape of pelta (tergite I).
• tergal wing-retaining setae.