A new species of Psephenothrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) with one new record from India Author Patidar, Abhishek 0000-0003-2089-8308 Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India & abhipatidar. 7 a @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2089 - 8308 abhipatidar.7a@gmail.com Author Singha, Devkant 0000-0002-0670-520X Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India & devkant 144 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0670 - 520 X devkant144@gmail.com Author Kumar, Vikas Author Tyagi, Kaomud Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India text Zootaxa 2022 2022-06-30 5159 3 440 444 journal article 86213 10.11646/zootaxa.5159.3.8 079842a6-60f0-4fe6-8904-e93049d71b18 1175-5326 6781863 C8DC8F13-236C-4108-8A64-94B9805C8959 Neohydatothrips xestosternitus ( Han & Cui, 1991 ) This sericothripinae species was originally described from China , and is here recorded from India for the first time. The species can be recognized by the dark brown body with abdominal segments V–VI yellow ( Fig. 2 ); legs yellow at extreme bases of fore tibae and apices of femora, all tarsi yellow. Antennal segments II–III yellow, II brown on basal third. Fore wing paler on apical half with a subbasal band. Head with polygonal reticulation. Pronotum polygonally reticulate; blotch area small with transverse anastomosing striae. Mesonotum with transverse anastomosing striae and metanotum with longitudinal anastomosing striae. Abdomen with rows of microtrichia, absent on IX and X. Tergite VIII with a complete comb of microtrichia posteromarginally. Material studied : India , Andhra Pradesh , Ramanapalam , Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary , 5 females , 29.xi.2019 , Reg. No. 11889/H17 to 11891/H17, 11893/H17, 11894/H17 ( A. Ramesh Kumar ) .