biology

Holothrips

Holothrips is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Holothrips rather than just read about it. In short: Holothrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, first described in 1911 by Heinrich Hugo Karny. The type species is Holothrips ingens.

Key takeaways

Holothrips belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Holothrips to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Holothrips from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Holothrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, first described in 1911 by Heinrich Hugo Karny. The type species is Holothrips ingens. Thrips from this genus feed on fungus.

Species Holothrips aberrans Holothrips acutus Holothrips adelos Holothrips africanus Holothrips ambitus Holothrips amplus Holothrips anahuacensis Holothrips ananthakrishnani Holothrips andamanensis Holothrips andrei Holothrips angulatus Holothrips angulus Holothrips antennalis Holothrips apoensis Holothrips armatus Holothrips aspericaudus Holothrips attenuatus Holothrips australis Holothrips bellulus Holothrips bicolor Holothrips bipartitus Holothrips bratleyi Holothrips breedyi Holothrips breviceps Holothrips brevicollis Holothrips brevitubus Holothrips buccalis Holothrips bunyai Holothrips bursarius Holothrips caribbeicus Holothrips castanicolor Holothrips caudatus Holothrips celebensis Holothrips cephalicus Holothrips circulus Holothrips citricornis Holothrips conicurus Holothrips connaticornis Holothrips cornutus Holothrips coveri Holothrips cracens Holothrips cupreus Holothrips curvidens Holothrips durangoensis Holothrips eucharis Holothrips eurytis Holothrips falcatus Holothrips federicae Holothrips flavicornis Holothrips flavitubus Holothrips flavocastaneus Holothrips flavus Holothrips formosanus Holothrips formosus Holothrips frerei Holothrips fumidus Holothrips graminicolus Holothrips grandis Holothrips guanacastensis Holothrips hagai Holothrips hammockensis Holothrips hasegawai Holothrips hunanensis Holothrips indicus Holothrips ingens Holothrips insignis Holothrips japonicus Holothrips junctus Holothrips kuntiae Holothrips lafoae Holothrips lamingtoni Holothrips lanei Holothrips latidentis Holothrips lilianae Holothrips lucyae Holothrips luminosus Holothrips luteus Holothrips macrurus Holothrips madreselvensis Holothrips magnificus Holothrips maxillae Holothrips minor Holothrips mirandus Holothrips moundi Holothrips nepalensis Holothrips nigripes Holothrips nigritus Holothrips notialis Holothrips obscurifemorae Holothrips oceanicus Holothrips ogasawarensis Holothrips okinawanus Holothrips palmarum Holothrips palmerae Holothrips parallelus Holothrips peltatus Holothrips peninsulae Holothrips pericles Holothrips peruvianus Holothrips phaeura Holothrips pictus Holothrips porifer Holothrips potosiensis Holothrips procerus Holothrips pulchellus Holothrips quadratocapitis Holothrips quadrisetis Holothrips ramuli Holothrips robustus Holothrips ruidus Holothrips ryukyuensis Holothrips sakimurai Holothrips sawadai Holothrips schaubergeri Holothrips sculptilis Holothrips semiflavus Holothrips setosus Holothrips skwarrae Holothrips soror Holothrips speciossissimus Holothrips sporophagus Holothrips stannardi Holothrips storki Holothrips subtilis Holothrips tibialis Holothrips titschacki Holothrips torajanus Holothrips torosus Holothrips tubiculus Holothrips tumidus Holothrips typicus Holothrips umbricola Holothrips umbrosus Holothrips unicolor Holothrips woytkowski Holothrips xanthopus Holothrips yuasai Holothrips yurikoae Holothrips zaidae Holothrips zimmermanni

References

External links Wikithrips Factsheet: Holothrips Wikithrips: Holothrips

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Holothrips

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Holothrips claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Holothrips before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Holothrips ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Holothrips

In research: Holothrips appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Holothrips in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Holothrips is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Insects described in 1911, Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripidae stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Holothrips outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Holothrips in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Holothrips means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Holothrips out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Holothrips in simple terms?

Holothrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, first described in 1911 by Heinrich Hugo Karny. The type species is Holothrips ingens.

Why does Holothrips matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Holothrips?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Holothrips.