Azaleothrips templeri 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 templeri Okajima & Masumoto, 2014

Figs 7 , 14 , 22 , 23

Azaleothrips templeri Okajima & Masumoto, 2014: 342.

Specimens studied.

China - Guangxi •1♀ (SNUT); Qianzhou, Shiwandashan; 5.viii.2015; Chunfeng Li leg. LAOS - Champasak • 1♂ (ANIC); on dead leaves of Cordyline; 12.vi.2018; Alice Wells leg.

Comments.

Described from West Malaysia on dead leaves, this species is similar to A. lepidus in having pale pronotum (Fig. 22 ) and fore-femora, but A. templeri can be easily distinguished from other Chinese species of Azaleothrips . It is distinguished by the presence of polygonal reticulation on the posterior half of the dorsal surface of metathorax (Fig. 23 ). A female from Guangxi is identified as A. templeri , and this is the first record of the species from China. A male from Laos is also recognized here as this species.

Figures

Figures 1 - 7. Heads of Azaleothrips species 1 A. formosae 2 A. laevigatus 3 A. laevigatus, ventral view of head 4 A. sphaericus sp. nov. 5 A. lepidus 6 A. siamensis 7 A. templeri.

Figures 8 - 14. Antennae of Azaleothrips species 8 A. formosae 9 A. laocai 10 A. laevigatus 11 A. moundi 12 A. siamensis 13 A. sphaericus sp. nov. 14 A. templeri.

Figures 19 - 23. Azaleothrips species 19 - 21 A. sphaericus sp. nov. 19 pronotum 20 mesonotum, metanotum, and pelta of macropteran female 21 mesonotum, metanotum, and pelta of micropterous female 22 - 23 A. templeri 22 pronotum 23 metanotum and pelta, macropterous female.