Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
     Subphylum Hexapoda Latreille, 1825 see Epiclass Hexapoda Latreille, 1825
       Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
         Order Thysanoptera Haliday, 1836 - thrips
           Suborder Terebrantia Haliday, 1836
             01 Family Aeolothripidae Uzel, 1895
             02 Family Fauriellidae Priesner, 1949
             03 Family †Hemithripidae Bagnall, 1923
             04 Family Heterothripidae Bagnall, 1912
             05 Family †Kerataothripidae Mound, 2011, orth. inval. see Family Karataothripidae Sharov, 1972
             06 Family †Liassothripidae Priesner, 1949
             07 Family Melanthripidae Bagnall, 1913
             08 Family Merothripidae Hood, 1914
             09 Family †Moundthripidae Nel, Azar & Nel, 2007
             10 Family Stenurothripidae Bagnall, 1923
             11 Family Thripidae Stevens, 1829
             12 Family †Triassothripidae Grimaldi & Shmakov, 2004
             13 Family Uzelothripidae Hood, 1952