Abstract
An identification key is provided to three species of Lefroyothrips recorded from India, including a new species L. varatharajani collected from flowers of Mimusops elengi. Although similar to L. lefroyi in having short ocellar setae on the head, the new species has only a single row of postocular setae.
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