A new species of Taeniothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India

Taeniothrips bharokariiensis sp. n. is described from specimens collected on ferns from Himachal Pradesh state of India. This is the third species in which S2 setae on abdominal sternite VII are positioned marginally. Partial sequence data of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase (mtCOI) from holotype and paratypes is provided.