Frankliniella

{{Short description|Genus of thrips}}

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|image = Frankliniella fusca.jpg

|image_caption = Frankliniella fusca

|taxon = Frankliniella

|authority = Karny, 1910

|subdivision_ranks = Species

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Frankliniella is a genus of thrips belonging to the family Thripidae.{{cite web |title=IRMNG - Frankliniella Karny, 1910 |url=https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1024853 |website=www.irmng.org |access-date=22 January 2021}}

The genus was first described by Karny in 1910.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.{{cite web |title=Frankliniella Karny, 1910 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1420648 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=22 January 2021 |language=en}} Frankliniella species can be quite variable in appearance, making identification challenging.[https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/thrips_of_california/identify-thrips/key/california-thysanoptera-2012/Media/Html/browse_species/Frankliniella_fusca.htm Frankliniella fusca.] Thrips of California 2012. CBIT Publishing, Queensland.

There are about 230 species in the genus. Species include:

• Frankliniella intonsa (Trybom, 1895)
• Frankliniella lantanae Mound, Nakahara & Day, 2005
• Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande, 1895)
• Frankliniella schultzei (Trybom, 1910)
• Frankliniella tenuicornis
• Frankliniella tristis
• Frankliniella tritici
• Frankliniella williamsi Hood, 1915