The genus Meiothrips Priesneris reviewed, with Meiothrips fuscicrussp. n., and Meiothrips nepalensis Kudo & Ananthakrishnan recorded and described from China, and a key provided to the five known species. COI sequences of the new species and Meiothrips nepalensis are also provided.
Keywords: China; Idolothripinae; Meiothrips; Phlaeothripidae; Thysanoptera; key; new species.