Suborder
Terebrantia
Parthenothrips dracaenae. Photo: (c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Terebrantia is a suborder of thrips (order Thysanoptera). Order Thysanoptera includes 5,500 species classified into two suborders distinguished by the ovipositor. Terebrantia have a well-developed conical ovipositor, while the Tubulifera do not.
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