Azaleothrips atayal Okajima & Masumoto, 2014

Dang, Lihong, Li, Yaya, Mound, Laurence A. & Qiao, Gexia, 2023, The Oriental fungus-feeding genus Azaleothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1964 from China with one new species and four new records (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae), ZooKeys 1183, pp. 219-231 : 219

Azaleothrips atayal Okajima & Masumoto, 2014

Azaleothrips atayal Okajima & Masumoto, 2014: 309.

Comments.

Described from Taiwan on dead leaves and branches, this species is a member of the Azaleothrips amabilis species group, as indicated by Okajima and Masumoto (2014). Azaleothrips atayal is closely related to another Taiwan species, A. formosae , which can be distinguished from A. formosae by its darker body; it has also been collected at lower altitudes, as mentioned by Okajima and Masumoto (2014). Unfortunately, no specimen was studied here, but the species is readily placed in the above key using the excellent illustrated description.