Thysanopteran


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Related to Thysanopteran: Thysanura, thrips, Mecoptera, Storm fly

Thy`sa`nop´ter`an


n.1.(Zool.) One of the Thysanoptera.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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triphyllum has previously been attributed to fungus gnats and the thysanopteran. Heterothrips arisaemae Hood.
Thrips and predatory insect species in flowers: A total of 14 thysanopteran species were recorded during 2007-2008 and were listed with their abundance (Atakan 2008a).
This does not occur in thysanopteran movement, which is generally uniform in speed and with only sporadic pauses when on the open sand.