One new species, four new records and key to species of Hydatothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from China (including Taiwan) Mirab-Balou, Majid Yang, Shu-Lan Tong, Xiao-Li 6MHWD Kudo Kudo [151,455,1474,1500] Insecta Thripidae Hydatothrips GBIF Animalia Thysanoptera 2 Arthropoda species ekasi   Diagnosis.Female macroptera. Body brown, abdominal segments IV and V paler than other segments; antennal segments I–III yellow, other segments brown to dark brown, except base of IV yellow; fore wing brown with a sub-basal pale area. Head with ocellar setae pair III situated outside ocellar triangle; occipital apodeme touching posterior margin of eyes; antennae 8-segmented. Pronotum with polygonal reticles outside blotch; blotch slightly concave anteromedially and extending to posterior margin of pronotum. Fore wing second vein without distal setae. Abdominal tergites II–VI without microtrichia on posterior median margin, but VII with short microtrichia medially and VIII with complete long microtrichia. Male similar to female, with transverse pore plates on sternites V–VII.  Specimens examined. CHINA: Jiangsu Province: 9 females, 4 males, Nanjing (32°02ʹN, 118°50ʹE), from weeds, 8.v.1985[ 2 females, 7.v.1985; 1 female, 18.v.1985; 1 female, 17.v.1985], coll. Ge Zhengyan; Hubei Province: 1 female, 2 males, Songbai (31°44ʹN, 110°40ʹE), Mt. Shengnongjia, from weeds, 9.vii.1989, coll. Shen Shuping.