Ankothrips
Crawford, 1909
Species Guides
1Ankothrips is a of in the Melanthripidae. It is recognized as the most ancient extant thrips genus, with fossil evidence indicating an origin in the Early Cretaceous period approximately 94 million years ago. The genus exhibits remarkable morphological stability over this timespan, with two fossil described from French amber: Ankothrips dupeae from the Late Cretaceous and Ankothrips deploegi from the earliest Eocene. This long-term morphological conservatism is rare among insects.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Extant have a disjunctive distribution pattern. Fossil species are known from French amber deposits: Ankothrips dupeae from Vendean amber (Late Cretaceous) and Ankothrips deploegi from Oise amber (earliest Eocene).
Similar Taxa
- ArchankothripsExtremely similar to Ankothrips; the two differ primarily in one significant character of male specimens. Archankothrips is known from middle Eocene Baltic amber.