Madhurima Sarma - Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India
Abhishek Patidar - Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India
Devkant Singha - Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India
Vikas Kumar - Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India
Kaomud Tyagi - Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India

The fungus feeding genus Preeriella Hood is reported first time based on Preeriella armigera Okajima, collected on leaf litter from West Bengal, India. Another phlaeothripid species Hoplandrothrips ochraceus Okajima & Urushihara is recorded from India for the first time. Specimens of H. ochraceus were collected on Curcuma species (rhizomatous annual or perennial herb) belonging to family Zingiberaceae. Notes on the material examined, distribution, diagnostic characters and illustration for the new records are presented.

Fungus feeding, New record, thrips, Phaleothripinae, India