Thysanoptera
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek θύσανος (thúsanos, “fringe”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
Proper noun[edit]
Thysanoptera
- A taxonomic order within the superorder Exopterygota – the thrips—tiny narrow-winged insects that fly using fringes of long setae rather than membranes.
Hyponyms[edit]
- (order): Terebrantia, Tubulifera (suborders)
References[edit]
- Thrips on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Thysanoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Thysanoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248