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The Thysanoptera, consisting of the Linnæan genus Thrips, are minute insects well known to gardeners, differing from the Coleoptera in the nature of their metamorphoses, in which they resemble the Orthoptera and Hemiptera.

From On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects by Lubbock, John, Sir

Thrips, thrips, n. a genus of the family Thripid�, which is the sole family of the order Thysanoptera, any member of the same, the corn-thrips, the jassid, the grape-vine thrips.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Thysanoptera: fringe-winged: an ordinal term, applied to species with four narrow, similar wings, lengthily fringed; mouth parts fitted for puncturing and scraping; metamorphosis incomplete: the Thripids.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Epitome of the British genera in the Order Thysanoptera, with indications of a few of the species.

From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.

Tubulifera: Hymenoptera, in which the terminal segments of abdomen are retracted, but may be extended, tube-like: Thysanoptera in which there is no ovipositor and the terminal segments of abdomen are tubular.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.