THRIPS, a genus of insects belonging to the order of hemiptera. The rostrum is obscure, or so small as to be scarce perceptible. The antennae are filiform, and as long as the thorax. The body is slender, and of equal thickness in its whole length. The abdomen is reflexible, or bent upwards. The four wings are extended, incumbent upon the back of the insect, narrow in proportion to their length, and cross one another at some distance from their base. The tarsi of the feet are composed of only two articulations.
There are eleven species mentioned by Gmelin; of which three are natives of Britain; the physapus, juneperina, and fasciata.