Aeolothripidae
The Aeolothripidae are a family of thrips. They are particularly common in the holarctic region, although several occur in the drier parts of the subtropics, including dozens in Australia. Adults and larvae are usually found in flowers, but they pupate on the ground. While they normally prey on other arthropods, many feed also on flowers.
Species of the genus Aeolothrips, which contains about half of all species in this family, mostly live on flowers, although a few species live at ground level as obligate predators of mites. Those that live on flowers are normally facultative predators. Aeolothrips intermedius requires floral proteins in its diet in addition to its regular prey of thrips larvae to breed successfully.
Franklinothrips is a pantropical genus of ant-mimicking predators.
Genera
Aduncothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1963 Aeolothrips Haliday, 1836 Allelothrips Bagnall, 1932 Andrewarthaia Mound, 1967 Audiothrips Moulton, 1930 Corynothripoides Bagnall, 1926- †Cretothrips Grimaldi, 2004 Cycadothrips Mound, 1991 Dactuliothrips Moulton, 1931 Desmidothrips Mound, 1977 Desmothrips Hood, 1915 Erythridothrips Mound & Marullo, 1993 Erythrothrips Moulton, 1911 Euceratothrips Hood, 1936 Franklinothrips Back, 1912 Gelothrips Bhatti, 1967 Indothrips Bhatti, 1967 Lamprothrips Moulton, 1935
- †Liassothrips Priesner, 1949
- †Lithadothrips Scudder, 1875 Mymarothrips Bagnall, 1928 Orothrips Moulton, 1907
- †Palaeothrips Scudder, 1875
- †Permothrips Martynov, 1935 Rhipidothripiella Bagnall, 1932 Rhipidothripoides Bagnall, 1923 Rhipidothrips Uzel, 1895 Stomatothrips Hood, 1912 Streothrips Bhatti, 1971