AEOLOTHRIPIDAE, Uzel, 1895

Minaei, Kambiz & Mound, Laurence, 2020, Thysanoptera host-plant associations, with an account of species living on Tamarix, and a new species of Lissothrips (Phlaeothripidae), Zootaxa 4868 (2), pp. 275-283 : 276

AEOLOTHRIPIDAE

Although 24 genera are recognized in this family, slightly more than half of the 216 known species (ThripsWiki 2020) are members of the single genus Aeolothrips . In Iran, this genus is particularly species-rich, with at least 30 known species ( Alavi & Minaei 2018). All members of the family Aeolothripidae have 9-segmented antennae, apart from the single species discussed below. Many Aeolothripidae species are predators, although flower-living species probably have a mixed diet, and such species may be found on the flowers of various plants. A few Aeolothrips species seem to be associated with the flowers of particular plants, such as the European A. ericae that is usually found on Erica and Calluna [ Ericaceae ] and A. propinquus on Echium species [ Boraginaceae ] ( Mound et al. 2018).