Species of the genusThripsfrom India (Thysanoptera)

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Abstract.The species ofThripsLinnaeus from the Indian region are revised, and a key is provided to the thirty‐three valid species, including eight new species and one new subspecies, Eight species customarily included inTaenio‐thripsAmyotServille are here included inThripsand six species are newly placed in synonymy:Thrips hawaiiensis(Morgan) (=Thrips exilicornisHood from Africa);Thrips palmiKarny (=leucadophilusPriesner from Sudan);Thrips brunneusAnan.Jaga. (=speratuszur Strassen from South West Africa);Thrips tabaciLind.(=kallarensis(Anan.) from India);Thrips sumatrensisPriesner (=lucaenaeMoulton from Guam);Thrips simplex(Morison) (=Taeniothrips quinaniMoulton from South Africa).IsoneurothripsBagnall is regarded as a synonym ofThrips, andIsothripsis treated as a synonym rather than as a sub‐genus. Two nominal species,beharensis(Ram.Marg.) androstratus(Ram.Marg.) are considered unrecognizable at pr