The Oriental fungus-feeding genus Azaleothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1964 from China with one new species and four new records ( Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae)

Azaleothrips, a genus of fungus-feeding Phaeothripinae, is easily recognized by the complex sculpture on the body surface. It is species-rich in the Oriental region, with 10 species here recognized from China, including A. sphaericus sp. nov. and four new records. An illustrated key to the species from China is provided.