A new species of Psephenothrips (Thysanoptera:Phlaeothripidae) with one new record from India

Psephenothrips uttarakhandensis sp. n. is described and illustrated from India. Also, Neohydatothrips xestosternitus (Han & Cui) is newly recorded from India. The DNA barcode data using partial mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) from the holotype of the new species and one sequence of Neohydatothrips xestosternitus were generated and submitted to The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD).

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In this study, a newly discovered insect species from India and a species newly recorded in India were described and analyzed using DNA barcode data.