Thrips of Australia
Glossaries ⟶
Terebrantia glossary
Life history of Thripidae
Tubulifera glossary
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Life history of Phlaeothripidae
Tubulifera Glossary
Terebrantia glossary
Life history of Thripidae
Tubulifera glossary
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Life history of Phlaeothripidae
Important characters
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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.