title: A new species ofChirothripoides(Thysanoptera: Tubulifera) from India and Malaysia.
abstract: Chirothripoides brahmaputrai sp.n. is described based on a holotype female from Assam State, India, and a paratype female from Peninsular Malaysia. A key to the six species of Chirothripoides is provided, and partial sequence data of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase (mtCOI) from the holotype of the new species is generated and submitted to Barcode of Life Database.
authors.affiliation: Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata 700 053, West Bengal, India.. kumud.tyagi5@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kaomud
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tyagi
authors.forename: Laurence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mound
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008296:Malaysia; D013045:Species Specificity; D061149:Thysanoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*
keywords: Thysanoptera, thrips, new species, India, Malaysia