Thrips tabaci
Classification
Classification methods allow for the organization of individual organisms
into similar groups based on similar attributes, similar ancestors, and many
other topics for easier distinguishing. Below is the classification of
Thrips tabaci.
Scientific name: Thrips tabaci
Common name: Onion thrips (also referred to as
Thrips). Its name comes from its most common food, the.
They are injurious to onion leaves, while occasionally harming tobacco
leaves as well. The Latin word thrips means a small insect that is
harmful to certain types of plants and may be destructive. The Latin
word
tabaci means tobacco in English (Encyclopedia
of Life 2011).
Domain - Eukarya
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Arthropoda
Class - Insecta
Order - Thysanoptera
Family - Thripidae
Genus - Thrips
Species - Thrips tabaci (Onion thrips)
Eukarya: Thrips tabaci are eukaryotic and complex.
They have a membrane-bound nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
The word eukarya means "truly nuclear" (Hickman
et al. 2009).
Animalia: They are multicellular and
eukaryotic. The Latin word animalis means "having breath".
They are motile organisms (they move around). They are heterotrophs, meaning they must
ingest other organisms or their products to live and they digest their food
in an internal chamber (Encyclopedia of Life 2011).
Arthropoda: They
have an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and jointed
attachments called appendages. They have bilateral symmetry and
reproduce by internal fertilization. They also have an extremely
versatile body plan. The word arthron means "joint", and the
word podos means "foot" (Encyclopedia
of Life 2011).
Insecta: They have a hard exoskeleton made mostly of chitin. They have
a three-part body plan (head, thorax, and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs,
compound eyes, and two sensory antennae. They have six segmented legs
and possess wings. They are the most diverse group of animals known to
exist (Encyclopedia of Life 2011).
Thysanoptera: They are tiny and
slender, and they have fringed wings. The word thysanos means
"fringe", and the word pteron means "wing" (Encyclopedia
of Life 2011).
Thripidae: They have a saw-like ovipositor curving downwards.
They have narrow wings with two veins, and antennae of 6-10 antennomeres
with stiletto-like forked sense cones on antennal segments III and IV (Encyclopedia
of Life 2011).
Thrips: They are tiny and slender
with fringed wings, and they have asymmetrical mouth parts. They are
also destructive to a variety of plant species. They are named
Thrips tabaci because they feed on onion leaves especially, causing
harm and destruction (Encyclopedia of Life 2011).
Let's move on to the Habitat of Thrips tabaci...