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Issue: Vol. 5716 No. 1: 29 Oct. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-10-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5716.1.8
Page range: 139-145
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Studies on the genus Androthrips from China, with a new species and a new synonym (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae)

Plant Protection College, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
Baotou Landscape research Institute of Inner Mongolia, Baotou,014010, China
Plant Protection College, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
Plant Protection College, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
Thysanoptera Haplothripini taxonomy galls predator thrips

Abstract

We provide new information on the genus Androthrips Karny from China. Androthrips huanglianensis sp. nov. is described from Yunnan, and A. guiyangensis Sha, Feng & Duan is placed in synonymy with A. monsterae (Moulton). An illustrated key to the four species of Androthrips recorded from China is presented.

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How to Cite

Wang, C., Duan, B., Li, Y. & Zhang, H. (2025) Studies on the genus Androthrips from China, with a new species and a new synonym (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae). Zootaxa, 5716 (1), 139–145. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5716.1.8