Permothrips

Permothrips is an extinct genus of thrip from the Archescytinidae family[1] that is notable for being the oldest record of thrips to date. The type species (P. longipennis) was described on the basis of PIN 2506/4, a single exoskeleton found in Sedy, Russia.[2] It was probably a fungus feeding ancestor of the Mesozoic thrips.[3]

Permothrips
Temporal range: Early Permian, 272.5–268.0 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanoptera
Family: Archescytinidae
Genus: Permothrips
Martynov, 1935
Type species
Permothrips longipennis
Martynov, 1935

References

  1. A. G. Sharov. 1972. On phylogenetic relations of the order of thrips (Thysanoptera). Entomological Review 54:854-858
  2. A. V. Martynov. 1935. A find of Thysanoptera in the Permian deposits. Comptes Rendus (Doklady) de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS 3(7):333-336
  3. Grimaldi, D.; Shmakov, A.; Fraser, N. (2004). "Mesozoic Thrips and Early Evolution of the Order Thysanoptera (Insecta)". Journal of Paleontology. 78 (5): 941–952. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0941:mtaeeo>2.0.co;2. JSTOR 4094919.
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