Melanthripidae

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Melanthripidae
Temporal range: Early CretaceousPresent 110–0 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanoptera
Family: Melanthripidae
Bagnall, 1913

Melanthripidae is a family of thrips belonging to the order Thysanoptera.[1] Members of the family, covered with gymnosperm pollen, were found in Cretaceous Spanish amber about 110-105 million years old. They are believed to have been pollinators of the Ginkgoales.[2] Genera:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Melanthripidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. Carmen Soriano, Paul Tafforeau, André Nel, Patricia Nel, Xavier Delclòs (2012). "Thrips pollination of Mesozoic gymnosperms". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109 (22): 8623–8628. doi:10.1073/pnas.1120499109. hdl:20.500.12468/380. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)