Thysanoptera (Insecta) of China: an updated checklist

 Thysanoptera (Insecta) of China: an updated checklist

Majid Mirab-balou

Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran.

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3536-1511

ABSTRACT. The present list is based on all available published literatures on taxonomy and biodiversity of the thrips fauna of China (including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau) up to July 2024. The known Chinese Thysanoptera fauna currently consists of 816 species in 206 genera, including 443 species in the suborder Terebrantia and 373 species in the suborder Tubulifera. In addition, the family Stenurothripidae Bagnall has been added to the fauna of China. In the past 10 years, many additional taxa have been newly recorded or described for China, that is includes about 12.6% of all species of thrips in the world. Amongst Chinese taxa, the family Thripidae is the most diverse, with 412 species, and within this family, the richest genera are Thrips, Stenchaetothrips, Mycterothrips and Trichromothrips, respectively. Totally, the most species have been recorded from Taiwan, with 292 records, followed by Yunnan, with 273 records, and Guangdong, with 237 records.

Keywords: Eastern Palearctic, fauna, Oriental, synonymy, taxonomy, Taiwan

Citation: Mirab-balou, M. (2025) Thysanoptera (Insecta) of China: an updated checklist. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 11 (x), xx–xx.

Thysanoptera (commonly known as thrips) are fringe winged, slenderer bodied insects with asymmetrical mouthparts (Mound & Marullo, 1996). They are usually small in size (~0.5-15 mm), and inhabit in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions (Lewis, 1997). Thysanoptera is a diverse order, comprising 6,458 species in 788 extant genera, of which 187 species in 70 genera are fossils; the order is organized into two suborders and fifteen families (including fossils) (ThripsWiki, 2023). The latest checklist of Thysanoptera in China was published by Mirab-balou et al. (2011a), including 566 species in 155 genera. Since then, several papers (about 130 publications) have appeared on the taxonomy and faunistic studies of thrips in China. These studies have resulted in a substantial increase in the number of species known from China, totalling 816 species in 206 genera belonging to six families, adding 250 species and 51 genera comparing the last published checklist from China by Mirab-balou et al. (2011a). Furthermore, the status of some recorded taxa was changed after 2011. An updated checklist of Thysanoptera from China (including Taiwan) is presented here with details based on the original references indicating the recent advances in the knowledge of the fauna of Thysanoptera in various parts of the country.

China (Fig. 1) is one of the world’s largest countries, with an area of 9.6 million square kilometres, which suggests a high level of biodiversity in these areas. China is constitutionally a unitary state divided into 22 provinces (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Shanxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang), five autonomous regions (Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet or Xizang, Xinjiang), and four direct-administered municipalities (Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin)- collectively referred to as "mainland China"- as well as the special administrative region (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau. The PRC regards the island of Taiwan as its Taiwan province, Kinmen and Matsu as a part of Fujian province and islands the ROC controls in the South China Sea as a part of Hainan province and Guangdong province, although all these territories are governed by the Republic of China (Anonymous, 2024a).

Figure 1. A general map of China, showing the whole territory of the mainland and the provinces.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The data compiled here are from all published records, including scientific literature, online databases, and published books. The review includes about 130 scientific papers on the thysanopteran fauna in China (including Taiwan), published from 2011 to July 2024. Genera are listed alphabetically within each family or subfamily, and species are similarly listed within each genus. The valid name of each species is presented according to the last taxonomic modification. Each species account includes its taxonomic name, references, and locality records within China based on the published literature. The subheading “Distribution” for each species refers only to localities within China (including Taiwan). Each taxonomic change, deleted/rejected/misidentification taxa, was also highlighted in separate notes. A plus (+) and an asterisk (*) indicate recorded taxa and new distribution in China after the last checklist by Mirab-balou et al. (2011a), respectively.

RESULTS

The current checklist includes 443 species of Terebrantia in 116 genera belonging to five families: Aeolothripidae, Melanthripidae, Merothripidae, Stenurothripidae and Thripidae; and 373 species in 90 genera of single family Phlaeothripidae in Tubulifera.

Taxonomic hierarchy

Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758

Order Thysanoptera Haliday, 1836

I. Suborder Terebrantia Haliday, 1836

This suborder included eight families in the world, of which the following five families are known from China: Aeolothripidae, Melanthripidae, Merothripidae, Stenurothripidae and Thripidae. Amongst them, the family Stenurothripidae was recorded in China having one genus and one species (Feng & Tong, 2021).

Family Aeolothripidae Uzel, 1895

After the last checklist (Mirab-balou et al., 2011a), six species and three genera have been added to the fauna of China. Therefore, this family includes 24 species belonging to six genera.

+ Genus Aduncothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1963

Note. Added by Li et al. (2022a) to the fauna of China.

+ Aduncothrips albus Li & Zhang, 2022

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2022a).

+ Aduncothrips huapingensis Li & Zhang, 2022

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2022a).

+ Aduncothrips japonicus (Masumoto & Okajima, 2019)

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2022a).

+ Aduncothrips kailiensis Li & Zhang, 2022

Distribution. Guizhou (Li et al., 2022a).

Genus Aeolothrips Haliday, 1836

Aeolothrips albicinctus Haliday, 1836

Distribution. Beijing.

Aeolothrips collaris Priesner, 1919

Distribution. Zhejiang.

Aeolothrips eremicola Priesner, 1938

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia.

Aeolothrips fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution. Beijing, Fujian, Gansu, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Yunnan, Zhejiang*.

Aeolothrips flaviventer Pelikán, 1983

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia.

Aeolothrips intermedius Bagnall, 1934

Distribution. Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang.

Aeolothrips kurosawai Bhatti, 1971

Distribution. Yunnan.

Aeolothrips luteolus Kurosawa, 1939

Distribution. Hubei.

Aeolothrips melaleucus (Haliday, 1852)

Distribution. Beijing, Gansu, Henan, Inner Mongolia, Shandong.

Aeolothrips mongolicus Pelikán, 1985

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia.

Aeolothrips xinjiangensis Han, Pan & Hu, 1987

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang.

Aeolothrips xizangensis Han, 1986

Distribution. Tibet.

Aeolothrips yunnanensis Han, 1986

Distribution. Yunnan.

Genus Franklinothrips Back, 1912

Franklinothrips megalops (Trybom, 1912)

Distribution. Hubei, Taiwan.

Franklinothrips suzukii Okajima, 1979

Distribution. Taiwan.

Franklinothrips tani Mirab-balou, Shi & Chen, 2011

Distribution. Yunnan.

Franklinothrips vespiformis (Crawford, 1909)

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Taiwan.

Note. Mirab-balou & Tong (2012a) recorded this species for the mainland China.

+ Genus Rhipidothrips Uzel, 1895

Note. Added by Mirab-balou et al. (2011b) to the fauna of China.

+ Rhipidothrips brunneus Williams, 1913

Distribution. Shandong.

Note. Added by Mirab-balou et al. (2011b) to the fauna of China.

Genus Mymarothrips Bagnall, 1928

Mymarothrips garuda Ramakrishna & Margabandhu, 1931

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan^*.

+ Genus Streothrips Bhatti, 1971

Note. Added by Liu et al. (2020) to fauna of China.

+ Streothrips jianshuiensis Liu, Mound & Zhang, 2020

Distribution. Yunnan (Liu et al., 2020).

Family Melanthripidae Bagnall, 1913

After the last checklist (Mirab-balou et al., 2011a), only one species has been added to the fauna of China. Therefore, this family includes three species belonging to the genus Melanthrips.

Genus Melanthrips Haliday, 1836

Melanthrips fuscus (Sulzer, 1776)

Distribution. Jiangsu, Zhejiang^*.

+ Melanthrips knechteli Priesner, 1936

Distribution. Jiangsu, Zhejiang (Yang et al., 2014).

Melanthrips pallidior Priesner, 1919

Distribution. Jiangsu, Sichuan, Zhejiang^*.

Family Merothripidae Hood, 1914

After the last checklist (Mirab-balou et al., 2011a), no species have been added, and it still includes three species belonging to the genus Merothrips in this country.

Genus Merothrips Hood, 1912

Merothrips indicus Bhatti & Ananthakrishnan, 1975

Distribution. Guangdong, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Merothrips laevis Hood, 1938

Distribution. Guangdong, Taiwan.

Merothrips morgani Hood, 1912

Distribution. Guangdong.

+ Family Stenurothripidae Bagnall, 1923

Mirab-balou et al. (2011a) recorded four families of the suborder Terebrantia from China. Recently, one species of the genus Holarthrothrips was recorded for the fauna of this country, with a new record of the family Stenurothripidae for China (Feng & Tong, 2021).

+ Genus Holarthrothrips Bagnall, 1927

Note. Added by Feng and Tong (2021) to the fauna of China.

+ Holarthrothrips indicus Bhatti & Ananthakrishnan, 1978

Distribution. Guangdong (Feng & Tong, 2021).

Family Thripidae Stephens, 1829

This family is divided into four subfamilies, i.e., Dendrothripinae, Panchaetothripinae, Sericothripinae, and Thripinae (Bhatti, 1989). After the last checklist (Mirab-balou et al., 2011a), 122 species and 33 genera have been added to the fauna of China. Therefore, this family includes 412 species belonging to 107 genera.

Subfamily Dendrothripinae Priesner, 1925

After the last checklist (Mirab-balou et al., 2011a), 12 species and 3 genera have been added to the fauna of China. In addition, Dendrothrips mendax Bhatti was deleted from the list because of misidentification (see Wang et al., 2019a). Therefore, Dendrothripinae includes 25 species belonging to six following genera.

Genus Asprothrips Crawford, 1938

+ Asprothrips atermaculosus Wang & Tong, 2017

Distribution. Fujian, Hunan (Wang & Tong, 2017b).

+ Asprothrips bimaculatus Michel & Ryckewaert, 2014

Distribution. Guangxi, Taiwan (Tong et al., 2016).

Note. Tong et al. (2016) described the male for the first time.

+ Asprothrips bucerus Tong, Wang & Mirab-balou, 2016

Distribution. Guangdong, Guizhou (Tong et al., 2016).

+ Asprothrips fuscipennis Kudô, 1984

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi^* (see Wang & Tong, 2017b).

+ Asprothrips punctulosus Tong, Wang & Mirab-balou, 2016

Distribution. Jiangxi (Tong et al., 2016).

Genus Dendrothrips Uzel 1895

Dendrothrips guttatus Wang, 1993

Distribution. Taiwan.

Dendrothrips homalii Zhang & Tong, 1988

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Hunan^*.

Note. Wang et al. (2019a) described the male for the first time.

+ Dendrothrips latimaculatus Nonaka & Okajima, 1991

Distribution. Guangdong, Jiangxi, Taiwan (Wang et al., 2019a).

Note. Dendrothrips mendax Bhatti that recorded in the previous checklist (Mirab-balou et al., 2011a), was a misidentification of D. latimaculatus (see Wang et al., 2019a). Wang et al. (2019a) described the male for the first time.

+ Dendrothrips magnoliae Kudô, 1984

Distribution. Jilin, Shandong (Wang et al., 2019a).

Note. Wang et al. (2019a) described the male for the first time.

Dendrothrips maltimaculatus Nonaka & Okajima, 1991

Distribution. Taiwan.

Dendrothrips minowai Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan^*, Jiangsu^*, Jiangxi^*, Taiwan^*, Yunnan^*.

+ Dendrothrips octosparsus Wang, Mound & Tong, 2019

Distribution. Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan (Wang et al., 2019a).

Dendrothrips ornatus (Jablonowski, 1894)

Distribution. Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Zhejiang*.

Dendrothrips sexmaculatus Bagnall, 1916

Distribution. Hainan.

Dendrothrips stannardi (Ananthakrishnan, 1958)

Distribution. Fujian, Hainan, Hubei^*, Sichuan, Guangxi^*, Yunnan.

+ Dendrothrips strasseni Bhatti, 1971

Distribution. Yunnan (Elie et al., 2021).

+ Genus Edissa Faure, 1953

Note. Added by Zhang et al. (2018) to the fauna of China.

+ Edissa steinerae Mound, 1999

Distribution. Guangdong (Zhang et al., 2018).

+ Genus Ensiferothrips Bianchi, 1944

Note. Added by Zhang et al. (2018) to the fauna of China.

+ Ensiferothrips wallacei Mound & Tree, 2016

Distribution. Hainan (Zhang et al., 2018).

Note. Li et al. (2022c) described the male for the first time with variation in fore wing setae.

+ Genus Filicopsothrips Mound, 1999

Note. Added by Li et al. (2020) to the fauna of China.

+ Filicopsothrips pulcher Li, Yuan & Zhang, 2020

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2020).

Genus Pseudodendrothrips Schmutz, 1913

Pseudodendrothrips bhattii Kudô, 1984

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan^*, Zhejiang.

Pseudodendrothrips fumosus Chen, 1980

Distribution. Fujian, Hainan, Taiwan.

Pseudodendrothrips lateralis Wang, 1993

Distribution. Taiwan.

Pseudodendrothrips mori (Niwa, 1908)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Taiwan, Yunnan^*, Zhejiang.

Pseudodendrothrips puerariae Zhang & Tong, 1990

Distribution. Yunnan.

Pseudodendrothrips ulmi Zhang & Tong, 1988

Distribution. Zhejiang.

Subfamily Panchaetothripinae Bagnall, 1912

After the last checklist (Mirab-balou et al., 2011a), 18 species and five genera have been added to the fauna of China. In addition, Caliothrips indicus (Bagnall, 1913) was a misidentification of C. quadrifasciatus, and Caliothrips fasciatus (Pergande, 1895) was deleted from the last list (Wang et al., 2022). Therefore, Panchaetothripinae includes 47 species belonging to 18 following genera.

Genus Anisopilothrips Stannard & Mitri, 1962

Anisopilothrips venustulus (Priesner, 1923)

Distribution. Hong Kong, Guangdong, Taiwan, Yunnan.

+ Genus Araliacothrips Li, Li & Zhang, 2018

Note. Added by Li et al. (2018c) to the fauna of China.

+ Araliacothrips daweishanensis Li, Li & Zhang, 2018

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2018c).

+ Genus Aoratothrips Priesner, 1933

Note. Added by Li et al. (2018c) to the fauna of China.

+ Aoratothrips tenuis Priesner, 1933

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2018c).

Genus Astrothrips Karny, 1921

+ Astrothrips aureolus Stannard & Mitri, 1962

Distribution. Yunnan (Elie et al., 2021).

+ Astrothrips asiaticus (Bhatti, 1967)

Distribution. Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan (Li et al., 2022b).

Astrothrips aucubae Kurosawa, 1932

Distribution. Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Note. Li et al. (2022b) described male for the first time.

Astrothrips chisinliaoensis Chen, 1980

Distribution. Hainan^*, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

+ Astrothrips glanduculus Li & Zhang, 2022

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2022b).

+ Astrothrips globiceps (Karny, 1913)

Distribution. Hainan, Yunnan (Li et al., 2022b).

Astrothrips strasseni Kudô, 1979

Distribution. Yunnan.

+ Astrothrips tumiceps Karny, 1923

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2022b).

Genus Caliothrips Daniel, 1904

Caliothrips insularis (Hood, 1928)

Distribution. Beijing, Guangdong^*, Hebei.

Note. Although this species was reported in the previous checklist, Wang et al. (2022) repeated again as a new record for China.

+ Caliothrips quadrifasciatus (Girault, 1927)

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Guangxi^* (Wang et al., 2022).

Caliothrips tongi Mound, Zhang & Bei, 2011

Distribution. Fujian, Yunnan^*, Zhejiang.

Genus Copidothrips Hood, 1954

Copidothrips octarticulatus Schmutz, 1913

Distribution. Guangxi, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Genus Elixothrips Stannard & Mitri, 1962

Elixothrips brevisetis (Bagnall, 1919)

Distribution. Guangdong, Taiwan.

Genus Helionothrips Bagnall, 1932

Helionothrips aino (Ishida, 1931)

Distribution. Beijing^*, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou^*, Hainan, Henan, Hunan^*, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan^*, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Note. H. mube Kudô synonymized with H. aino by Wang et al. (2022).

Helionothrips annosus Wang, 1993

Distribution. Hainan^*, Guangdong^*, Guangxi^*, Chongqing^*, Sichuan^*, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Helionothrips brunneipennis (Bagnall, 1915)

Distribution. Hainan, Guangdong, Taiwan^*, Yunnan.

Helionothrips cephalicus Hood, 1954

Distribution. Gansu^*, Guangdong^*, Guizhou^*, Hong Kong^*, Hunan^*, Jiangxi^*, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Helionothrips communis Wang, 1993

Distribution. Taiwan.

Helionothrips errans (Williams, 1916)

Distribution. Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Helionothrips linderae Kudô, 1992

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Helionothrips lushanensis Wang & Tong, 2017

Distribution. Hunan, Jiangxi (Wang & Tong, 2017a).

+ Helionothrips pallidus Xie, Li & Zhang, 2022

Distribution. Guizhou, Yunnan (Xie et al., 2022).

Helionothrips parvus Bhatti, 1968

Distribution. Guangxi, Guizhou^*, Yunnan^*.

+ Helionothrips phragmitesi Xie, Li & Zhang, 2022

Distribution. Chongqing (Xie et al., 2022).

Helionothrips ponkikiri Kudô, 1992

Distribution. Guangxi, Sichuan.

+ Helionothrips rugatus Mirab-balou, Wang & Tong, 2017

Distribution. Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou^*, Yunnan (Mirab-balou et al., 2017).

Helionothrips shennongjiaensis Feng, Yang & Zhang, 2007

Distribution. Fujian^*, Guangdong^*, Guizhou^*, Hainan^*, Hubei, Hunan^*, Sichuan^*, Yunnan^*.

Helionothrips unitatus Chen, 1981

Distribution. Hong Kong, Taiwan.

Genus Heliothrips Haliday, 1836

Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché, 1833)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Taiwan, Zhejiang*.

+ Heliothrips longisensibilis Xie, Mound & Zhang, 2019

Distribution. Hainan, Yunnan (Xie et al., 2019b).

+ Genus Hercinothrips Bagnall, 1932

Note. Added by Wang et al. (2022) to the fauna of China.

+ Hercinothrips femoralis (Reuter, 1891)

Distribution. Guangdong^* (Wang et al., 2022).

Genus Monilothrips Moulton, 1929

Monilothrips kempi Moulton, 1929

Distribution. Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

+ Genus Noathrips Bhatti, 1967

Note. Added by Xie et al. (2019a) to the fauna of China.

+ Noathrips prakashi Bhatti, 1967

Distribution. Guizhou, Hunan (Xie et al., 2019a).

+ Genus Opimothrips Nonaka & Okajima, 1992

Note. Added by Xie et al. (2019a) to the fauna of China.

+ Opimothrips tubulatus Nonaka & Okajima, 1992

Distribution. Hainan (Xie et al., 2019a).

Note. Xie et al. (2019a) described the male for the first time.

Genus Panchaetothrips Bagnall, 1912

Panchaetothrips indicus Bagnall, 1912

Distribution. Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan.

+ Panchaetothrips timonii Mound & Postle, 2004

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangxi, Yunnan^* (Wang et al., 2022).

Note. P. bifurcus Mirab-balou, Wang & Tong, 2017 synonymized with timonii by Wang et al. (2022).

Genus Phibalothrips Hood, 1918

Phibalothrips peringueyi (Faure, 1925)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Henan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

+ Phibalothrips rugosus Kudô, 1979

Distribution. Guangdong, Taiwan^*, Yunnan^* (Wang et al., 2022).

Genus Rhipiphorothrips Morgan, 1913

Rhipiphorothrips africanus Wilson, 1975

Distribution. Taiwan.

Rhipiphorothrips concoloratus Zhang & Tong, 1993

Distribution. Hainan^*, Yunnan.

Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus Hood, 1919

Distribution. Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Rhipiphorothrips pulchellus Morgan, 1913

Distribution. Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Genus Selenothrips Karny, 1911

Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Giard, 1901)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.

Genus Zaniothrips Bhatti, 1967

Zaniothrips ricini Bhatti, 1967

Distribution. Guangdong, Yunnan^*.

Subfamily Sericothripinae Karny, 1921

After the last checklist (Mirab-balou et al., 2011a), 11 species have been added to the fauna of China. In addition, Sericothrips cingulatus Hind, 1902 was a misidentification of S. houji (see Mirab-balou et al., 2013c). Therefore, Sericothripinae includes 37 species belonging to the following three genera.

Genus Hydatothrips Karny, 1913

Hydatothrips abdominalis (Kurosawa, 1937)

Distribution. Zhejiang.

Hydatothrips aureus Bhatti, 1973

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan^*.

Hydatothrips boerhaaviae Seshadri & Ananthakrishnan, 1954

Distribution. Beijing.

Hydatothrips chinensis Chou & Feng, 1990

Distribution. Guizhou.

Hydatothrips dentatus (Steinweden & Moulton, 1930)

Distribution. Beijing, Fujian, Fujian, Henan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang.

+ Hydatothrips dorax Bhatti, 1973

Distribution. Yunnan (Elie et al., 2021).

Hydatothrips ekasi Kudô, 1991

Distribution. Taiwan, Jiangsu^*, Hubei^*.

Hydatothrips flavidus Wang, 2007

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Hydatothrips funiuensis Duan, Li, Yang & Yan, 1998

Distribution. Henan.

+ Hydatothrips hainanensis Hu & Feng, 2018

Distribution. Hainan (Hu & Feng, 2018).

Hydatothrips heteraureus (Han & Zhao, 1990)

Distribution. Hunan, Sichuan, Wuhan.

Hydatothrips liquidambara Chen, 1977

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Hydatothrips longjingensis Mirab-balou, Hu, Feng & Chen, 2011

Distribution. Zhejiang.

Hydatothrips meriposa Wang, 2007

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Hydatothrips noro Kudô, 1997

Distribution. Taiwan (Mirab-balou et al., 2013a).

+ Hydatothrips onarai Kudô, 1997

Distribution. Yunnan (Mirab-balou et al., 2013a).

+ Hydatothrips ormosiae Mirab-balou, Yang & Tong, 2013

Distribution. Guangdong (Mirab-balou et al., 2013a).

Hydatothrips proximus Bhatti, 1973

Distribution. Beijing, Guizhou, Shaanxi.

Genus Neohydatothrips John, 1929

+ Neohydatothrips concavus Mirab-balou, Tong & Yang, 2013

Distribution. Hunan (Mirab-balou et al., 2013b).

Neohydatothrips elaeagni Kudô, 1991

Distribution. Sichuan.

Neohydatothrips epipactis (Kurosawa, 1941)

Distribution. Manchuria.

+ Neohydatothrips flavicingulus Mirab-balou, Tong & Yang, 2013

Distribution. Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan (Mirab-balou et al., 2013b).

Neohydatothrips gracilicornis (Williams, 1916)

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia.

Neohydatothrips gracilipes (Hood, 1924)

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Neohydatothrips luteolipes Mirab-balou, Tong & Yang, 2013

Distribution. Hainan (Mirab-balou et al., 2013b).

+ Neohydatothrips magnoliae Zhang, Xie & Li, 2012

Distribution. Yunnan (Zhang et al., 2012).

Neohydatothrips medius Wang, 1994

Distribution. Taiwan.

Neohydatothrips plynopygus (Karny, 1925)

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

+ Neohydatothrips reticulatus (Kudô, 1991)

Distribution. Hunan (Feng et al., 2021).

Neohydatothrips samayunkur Kudô, 1995

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

+ Neohydatothrips sophorae Feng, Wang & Tong, 2021

Distribution. Xinjiang (Feng et al., 2021).

Neohydatothrips surrufus Wang, 2007

Distribution. Taiwan.

Neohydatothrips tabulifer (Priesner, 1935)

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Taiwan.

Neohydatothrips tadzhicus (Pelikan, 1964)

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang^*.

Neohydatothrips trypherus Han, 1991

Distribution. Hainan.

Neohydatothrips xestosternitus Han & Cui, 1991

Distribution. Sichuan.

Genus Sericothrips Haliday, 1836

Sericothrips houji (Chou & Feng, 1990)

Distribution. Fujian, Yunnan, Tibet, Hebei, Shaanxi, Henan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Beijing, Shandong, Zhejiang.

Note. Sericothrips marginalis Kudô synonymized with S. houji by Mirab-balou et al. (2013c).

Subfamily Thripinae Stephens, 1829

After the last checklist (Mirab-balou et al., 2011a), 110 species and 29 genera have been added to the fauna of China. In addition, the following taxa were deleted from the last checklist: Pezothrips frontalis (Uzel, 1895) (see Mirab-balou & Tong, 2012b), Frankliniella pallida (Uzel, 1895) (see Wang et al., 2019c), Frankliniella tritici (Fitch, 1855) (see Wang et al., 2019c) and Taeniothrips microglandus Han, 1990 (because of a mis-spelling of glanduculus, not a validly described species). Sixteen taxa were synonymized, and 11 taxa were transferred to the other as new combinations (see the following notes under each taxon). Therefore, Thripinae includes 303 species belonging to 80 following genera.

+ Genus Ajothrips Bhatti, 1967

Note. Added by Xie et al. (2016) to the fauna of China.

+ Ajothrips karma Bhatti, 1967

Distribution. Sichuan (Xie et al., 2016).

Note. Xie et al. (2016) first described male.

+ Genus Amalothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1967

Note. Added by Li et al. (2021) to the fauna of China.

+ Amalothrips bifurcus Li, Liu & Zhang, 2021

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2021).

+ Amalothrips noorazlani Ng, 2015

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2021).

+ Genus Amomothrips Bhatti, 1978

Note. Added by Li et al. (2018a) to the fauna of China.

+ Amomothrips associatus (Priesner, 1938)

Distribution. Yunnan^* (Li et al., 2018a).

Genus Anaphothrips Uzel, 1895

+ Anaphothrips atroapterus Priesner, 1921

Distribution. Heilongjiang (Cui & Wang, 2019).

+ Anaphothrips beijingensis Mirab-balou, Chen & Tong, 2012

Distribution. Beijing (Mirab-balou et al., 2012a).

Note. Male and micropterous female are described by Cui and Wang (2019).

+ Anaphothrips dentatus Cui, Xi & Wang, 2017

Distribution. Heilongjiang (Cui et al., 2017a).

Anaphothrips floralis Karny, 1922

Distribution. Guangdong, Yunnan^*.

+ Anaphothrips incertus (Girault, 1929)

Distribution. Guizhou, Tibet, Yunnan (Zhang et al., 2018).

+ Anaphothrips nonporous Cui & Wang, 2019

Distribution. Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia (Cui & Wang, 2019).

Anaphothrips obscurus Müller, 1776

Distribution. Widespread in China.

+ Anaphothrips oroqeni Cui & Wang, 2019

Distribution. Heilongjiang (Cui & Wang, 2019).

Anaphothrips populi Zhang & Tong, 1992

Distribution. Gansu, Heilongjiang*, Henan, Jilin*, Ningxia*.

Note. Male first described by Cui & Wang (2019).

+ Anaphothrips qinghaiensis Cui & Wang, 2019

Distribution. Qinghai (Cui & Wang, 2019).

Anaphothrips sudanensis Trybom, 1911

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Taiwan, Wuhan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.

Genus Anascirtothrips Bhatti, 1961

Anascirtothrips arorai Bhatti, 1961

Distribution. Hainan, Taiwan.

Anascirtothrips discordiae Chen & Lu, 1994

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

+ Genus Apterothrips Bagnall, 1908

Note. Added by Hu & Feng (2011b) to the fauna of China.

+ Apterothrips apteris (Daniel, 1904)

Distribution. Inner Mongolia (Hu & Feng, 2011b).

+ Apterothrips secticornis (Trybom, 1896)

Distribution. Inner Mongolia (Hu & Feng, 2011b).

Genus Aptinothrips Haliday, 1836

Aptinothrips elegans Priesner, 1924

Distribution. Taiwan.

Aptinothrips rufus Haliday, 1836

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Zhejiang.

Aptinothrips stylifer Trybom, 1894

Distribution. Gansu, Ningxia, Shandong, Tibet.

Genus Arorathrips Bhatti, 1990

Arorathrips mexicanus (Crawford, 1909)

Distribution. Guangdong, Shaanxi, Yunnan^*, Zhejiang.

+ Genus Aroidothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1960

Note. Added by Tong et al. (2015) to the fauna of China.

+ Aroidothrips longistylus Ananthakrishnan, 1960

Distribution. Guizhou, Yunnan^* (Tong et al., 2015).

Note. Added by Tong et al. (2015), with notes on sexual dimorphism.

Genus Ayyaria Karny, 1927

Ayyaria chaetophora Karny, 1927

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Wuhan, Yunnan.

+ Genus Baliothrips Uzel, 1895

Note. Added by Zhang et al. (2018) to the fauna of China.

+ Baliothrips sunae Zhang, Wang, Li & Mound, 2018

Distribution. Zhejiang (Zhang et al., 2018)

Genus Bathrips Bhatti, 1962

Bathrips jasminae Ananthakrishnan, 1968

Distribution. Shaanxi^*, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Bathrips melanicornis (Shumsher, 1946)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan^*, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Note. Bathrips ipomoeae (Zhang, 1981) was synonymized with B. melanicornis by Mirab-balou et al. (2012b). Sheng et al. (2012) repeated a record of B. melanicornis for China.

+ Genus Biltothrips Bhatti, 1973

Note. Added by Li et al. (2017) to the fauna of China.

+ Biltothrips minutus (Bhatti, 1967)

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2017).

Genus Bolacothrips Uzel, 1895

Bolacothrips graminis (Priesner, 1930)

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Bolacothrips striatopennatus (Schmutz, 1913)

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*, Zhejiang.

Genus Bregmatothrips Hood, 1912

Bregmatothrips dimorphus (Priesner, 1919)

Distribution. Beijing, Gansu.

+ Bregmatothrips sinensis Wang & Tong, 2016

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan^* (Wang et al., 2016).

+ Genus Caprithrips Faure, 1933

Note. Added by Wang et al. (2016) to the fauna of China.

+ Caprithrips insularis Beshear, 1975

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan (Wang et al., 2016).

Genus Ceratothripoides Bagnall, 1918

Ceratothripoides brunneus Bagnall, 1918

Distribution. Tibet.

+ Ceratothripoides claratris (Shumsher, 1946)

Distribution. Yunnan (Xie et al., 2012).

Genus Chaetanaphothrips Priesner, 1926

Chaetanaphothrips leeuweni (Karny, 1914)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Chaetanaphothrips longisetis Nonaka & Okajima, 1992

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Chaetanaphothrips machili Hood, 1954

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan.

Chaetanaphothrips orchidii (Moulton, 1907)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Chaetanaphothrips querci Kudô, 1985

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Chaetanaphothrips signipennis (Bagnall, 1914)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

Chaetanaphothrips theiperdus Karny, 1921

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Genus Chirothrips Haliday, 1836

Chirothrips aculeatus Bagnall, 1927

Distribution. Zhejiang.

Chirothrips africanus Priesner, 1932

Distribution. Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Taiwan, Tibet (=Xizang).

Chirothrips choui Feng & Li, 1996

Distribution. Gansu, Shaanxi.

Chirothrips cuneiceps Hood, 1940

Distribution. Manchuria.

Chirothrips manicatus (Haliday, 1836)

Distribution. Fujian, Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Taiwan, Zhejiang*.

Chirothrips tenuicauda zur Strassen, 1963

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shandong^*.

Genus Craspedothrips zur Strassen, 1966

Craspedothrips minor (Bagnall, 1921)

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

+ Genus Cricothrips Trybom, 1913

Note. Added by Elie et al. (2021) to the fauna of China.

+ Cricothrips bourbonensis (Bournier & Bournier, 1988)

Distribution. Yunnan^* (Elie et al., 2021).

Genus Ctenothrips Franklin, 1907

Ctenothrips distinctus (Uzel, 1895)

Distribution. Jilin^*, Shandong.

Ctenothrips kwanzanensis Takahashi, 1937

Distribution. Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Note. Five previous Ctenothrips, i.e. C. leionotus Tong & Zhang, C. cornipennis Han, C. taibaishanensis Feng, Zhang & Wang, C. guizhouensis Xie, Zhang & Li, C. yangi Xie & Zhang synonymized with C. kwanzanensis by Wang et al. (2020).

+ Ctenothrips parisae Zhang, Li, Tong & Mound, 2020

Distribution. Yunnan (Wang et al., 2020).

Ctenothrips transeolineae Chen, 1979

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Genus Danothrips Bhatti, 1971

Danothrips sakimurai Chen, 1979

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Danothrips salicis Li, Xie & Zhang, 2016

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2016b).

Danothrips theivorus (Karny, 1921)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan^*.

Note. D. dianellae Zhang & Tong (1991) synonymized by Mirab-balou and Tong (2015).

Danothrips trifasciatus Sakimura, 1975

Distribution. Taiwan.

Danothrips vicinus Chen, 1979

Distribution. Taiwan.

Genus Dendrothripoides Bagnall, 1923

Dendrothripoides innoxius (Karny, 1914)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Dendrothripoides poni Kudô, 1977

Distribution. Yunnan.

Genus Dichromothrips Priesner, 1932

Dichromothrips corbetti (Priesner, 1936)

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Dichromothrips nakahari Mound, 1976

Distribution. Yunnan^* (Elie et al., 2021).

Dichromothrips smithi (Zimmermann 1900)

Distribution. Guangdong, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

+ Genus Dictyothrips Uzel, 1895

Note. Added by Zhang et al. (2018) to the fauna of China.

+ Dictyothrips betae Uzel, 1895

Distribution. Inner Mongolia (Zhang et al., 2018)

Genus Drepanothrips Uzel, 1895

Drepanothrips reuteri Uzel, 1895

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia.

Genus Echinothrips Moulton, 1911

Echinothrips americanus Morgan, 1913

Distribution. Beijing, Shaanxi, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Genus Eremiothrips Priesner, 1950

Eremiothrips antilope (Priesner, 1923)

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia.

Eremiothrips arya (zur Strassen, 1975)

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xizang^*, Xinjiang^*.

+ Eremiothrips hanshanensis Zhang & Feng, 2017

Distribution. Inner Mongolia (Zhang & Feng, 2017a).

Genus Ernothrips Bhatti, 1967

+ Ernothrips immsi Bagnall, 1926

Distribution. Yunnan^* (Elie et al., 2021).

Ernothrips lobatus Bhatti, 1967

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Hunan, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Ernothrips longitudinalis Zhou, Zhang & Feng, 2008

Distribution. Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Yunnan^*.

Genus Exothrips Priesner, 1939

Exothrips sacchari (Moulton, 1936)

Distribution. Guangdong*, Yunnan.

+ Genus Firmothrips Schliephake, 1972

Note. Added by Mirab-balou et al. (2014d) to the fauna of China.

+ Firmothrips firmus (Uzel, 1895)

Distribution. Jiangsu (Mirab-balou et al., 2014d).

Genus Frankliniella Karny, 1910

Frankliniella cephalica (Crawford, 1910)

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Guangxi^*, Hainan^*, Taiwan. (Tong & Lv, 2013: recorded for mainland China).

+ Frankliniella fusca (Hinds, 1902)

Distribution. Yunnan^* (Elie et al., 2021).

Frankliniella intonsa (Trybom, 1895)

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Frankliniella lilivora Kurosawa, 1937

Distribution. Dalian^*, Shanghai^*, Taiwan.

Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande, 1895)

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Frankliniella schultzei (Trybom, 1910)

Distribution. Fujian^*, Guangxi^*, Guangdong^*, Hainan, Taiwan.

Note. Frankliniella gossypii (Shiraki, 1912) and F. hainanensis synonymized with F. schultzei by Nakahara (1997) and Wang et al. (2019c).

Frankliniella tenuicornis (Uzel, 1895)

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Frankliniella williamsi Hood, 1915

Distribution. Taiwan, Hainan^*.

Genus Fulmekiola Karny, 1925

Fulmekiola serrata (Kobus, 1892)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.

Genus Hengduanothrips Han & Cui, 1992

Hengduanothrips chrysus Han & Cui, 1992

Distribution. Yunnan.

+ Genus Indusiothrips Priesner, 1952

Note. Added by Zhang et al. (2018) to the fauna of China.

+ Indusiothrips seshadrii Priesner, 1952

Distribution. Chongqing, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Yunnan, (Zhang et al., 2018).

+ Genus Iridothrips Priesner, 1940

Note. Added by Wang et al. (2019b) to the fauna of China.

+ Iridothrips lobulatus Wang, Mound & Tong, 2019

Distribution. Shandong (Wang et al., 2019b).

+ Iridothrips zizaniophila (Han & Zhang, 1982)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong^*, Hubei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang.

Note. Frankliniella zizaniophila was redescribed by Mirab-balou et al. (2014c), and then transferred to the genus Iridothrips as a new combination (Wang et al., 2019b).

+ Genus Isunidothrips Kudô, 1992

Note. Added by Elie et al. (2021) to the fauna of China.

+ Isunidothrips serangga Kudo, 1992

Distribution. Yunnan^* (Elie et al., 2021).

+ Genus Laplothrips Bhatti, 1972

Note. Added by Li et al. (2019) to the fauna of China.

+ Laplothrips bicolor Bhatti, 1972

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2019).

Genus Lefroyothrips Priesner, 1938

+ Lefroyothrips aliceae Li & Zhang, 2024

Distribution. Yunnan (Li & Zhang, 2024).

+ Lefroyothrips laurencei Li & Zhang, 2024

Distribution. Yunnan (Li & Zhang, 2024).

Lefroyothrips lefroyi (Bagnall, 1913)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Sichuan^*, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.

+ Genus Limothrips Haliday, 1836

Note. Added by Hu and Feng (2011b) to the fauna of China.

+ Limothrips angulicornis Jablonowski, 1894

Distribution. Shaanxi (Mirab-balou, 2015).

+ Limothrips consimilis Priesner, 1926

Distribution. Hebei (Hu et al., 2012a).

+ Limothrips denticornis (Haliday, 1836)

Distribution. Hebei, Xinjiang (Hu & Feng, 2011b).

Genus Megalurothrips Bagnall, 1915

Megalurothrips basisetae Han & Cui, 1992

Distribution. Sichuan.

Megalurothrips distalis (Karny, 1913)

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Megalurothrips equaletae Feng, Chao & Ma, 1999

Distribution. Shaanxi.

+ Megalurothrips flaviflagellus Mirab-balou, Yang & Tong, 2014

Distribution. Fujian (Mirab-balou et al., 2014e).

Megalurothrips formosae (Moulton, 1928)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Megalurothrips guizhouensis Zhang, Feng & Zhang, 2004

Distribution. Guizhou.

Megalurothrips haopingensis Feng, Chao & Ma, 1999

Distribution. Shaanxi.

+ Megalurothrips longus Hu & Feng, 2019

Distribution. Hainan (Hu & Feng, 2019)

Megalurothrips peculiaris (Bagnall, 1918)

Distribution. Hubei, Sichuan.

Megalurothrips typicus Bagnall, 1915

Distribution. Taiwan, Wuhan, Yunnan^*.

Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall, 1913)

Distribution. Fujian, Taiwan, Wuhan, Yunnan^*.

Genus Microcephalothrips Bagnall, 1926

Microcephalothrips abdominalis (Crawford, 1910)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Wuhan, Yunnan^*, Zhejiang.

+ Genus Moundinothrips Bhatti, 1999

Note. Added by Zhang et al. (2018) to the fauna of China.

+ Moundinothrips robustus (Bhatti, 1995)

Distribution. Yunnan (Zhang et al., 2018).

Genus Mycterothrips Trybom, 1910

Mycterothrips araliae (Takahashi, 1936)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Mycterothrips auratus Wang, 1999

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Mycterothrips bicolor Li & Zhang, 2022

Distribution. Yunnan (Li & Zhang, 2022).

+ Mycterothrips cangshanensis Li & Zhang, 2022

Distribution. Yunnan (Li & Zhang, 2022).

Mycterothrips caudibrunneus Wang, 1999

Distribution. Taiwan.

Mycterothrips consociatus (Targioni-Tozzetti, 1887)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Zhejiang.

+ Mycterothrips daweishanensis Li & Zhang, 2022

Distribution. Yunnan (Li & Zhang, 2022).

+ Mycterothrips fasciatus Masumoto & Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Guizhou, Yunnan (Li & Zhang, 2022).

Mycterothrips glycines (Okamoto, 1911)

Distribution. Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Taiwan, Zhejiang.

+ Mycterothrips gongshanensis Li, Li & Zhang, 2017

Distribution. Guizhou, Yunnan (Li et al., 2017).

+ Mycterothrips grandis Masumoto & Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Guangxi (Li & Zhang, 2022).

+ Mycterothrips hani Li & Zhang, 2022

Distribution. Chongqing (Li & Zhang, 2022).

+ Mycterothrips latus (Bagnall, 1912)

Distribution. Yunnan (Li & Zhang, 2022).

Mycterothrips nilgiriensis (Ananthakrishnan, 1960)

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Mycterothrips photiniae Li & Zhang, 2022

Distribution. Yunnan (Li & Zhang, 2022).

Mycterothrips ricini (Shumsher, 1945)

Distribution. Hainan.

Mycterothrips setiventris (Bagnall, 1918)

Distribution. Hainan.

+ Mycterothrips yelangi Li, Li & Zhang, 2017

Distribution. Guizhou (Li et al., 2017).

+ Genus Nandithrips Rachana & Nagarjuna Reddy, 2023

Note. Added by Li et al. (2023) to the fauna of China.

 

+ Nandithrips niveae Li, Tong & Zhang, 2023

Distribution. Guizhou, Yunnan (Li et al., 2023).

Genus Octothrips Moulton, 1940

Octothrips bhattii (Wilson, 1972)

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Genus Odontothrips Amyot & Serville, 1843

+ Odontothrips bifurcus Hu & Feng, 2017

Distribution. Shaanxi (Hu & Feng, 2017)

Odontothrips biuncus John, 1921

Distribution. Ningxia, Inner Mongolia.

Odontothrips confusus Priesner, 1926

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia.

+ Odontothrips hani Hu, Mirab-balou, Chen & Feng, 2012

Distribution. Beijing, Shaanxi (Hu et al., 2012b).

Odontothrips intermedius (Uzel, 1895)

Distribution. Beijing, Shaanxi.

Odontothrips loti (Haliday, 1852)

Distribution. Hebei, Hubei, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong.

Note. Two Odontothrips species in the previous checklist (Mirab-balou et al., 2011a), Odontothrips qinlingensis Feng & Zhao, 1994 and Odontothrips yinggensis Feng & Zhang, 2000 synonymized with O. loti by Hu et al. (2012b).

Odontothrips meliloti Priesner, 1951

Distribution. Shaanxi.

Odontothrips mongolicus Pelikán, 1985

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia.

Odontothrips pentatrichopus Han & Cui, 1992

Distribution. Sichuan.

Odontothrips phaseoli Kurosawa, 1941

Distribution. Heilongjiang.

Odontothrips yunnanensis Xie, Zhang & Mound, 2010

Distribution. Yunnan.

+ Genus Organothrips Hood, 1940

Note. Graminothrips Zhang & Tong 1992 synonymized with Orghanothrips by Zhang et al. (2018).

+ Organothrips cyperi (Zhang & Tong, 1992)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

Note. Graminothrips cyperi Zhang & Tong 1992 transferred to the genus Organothrips as a new combination (Zhang et al., 2018).

+ Organothrips longisetosus (Zhang & Tong, 1992)

Distribution. Guangxi, Yunnan^*.

Note. Graminothrips longisetosus Zhang & Tong, 1992 transferred to the genus Organothrips as a new combination (Zhang et al., 2018).

Genus Oxythrips Uzel, 1895

Note. Chilothrips Hood is synonymized with Oxythrips by Zhang et al. (2018).

+ Oxythrips hangzhouensis (Hu & Feng, 2015)

Distribution. Zhejiang.

Note. Chilothrips hangzhouensis Hu & Feng, 2015 transferred to the genus Oxythrips as a new combination (Zhang et al., 2018).

+ Oxythrips jiuxiensis (Mirab-balou, Chen & Tong, 2012)

Distribution. Zhejiang.

Note. Described by Mirab-balou et al. (2012a), Chilothrips jiuxiensis transferred to the genus Oxythrips as a new combination (Zhang et al., 2018).

+ Oxythrips strobilus (Tong & Zhang, 1994)

Distribution. Liaoning.

Note. Female polymorphism and the first description of the male presented by Cui et al. (2017b); Chilothrips strobilus transferred to the genus Oxythrips as a new combination (Zhang et al., 2018).

Oxythrips ulmifoliorum Haliday, 1836

Distribution. Inner Mongolia.

+ Genus Paithrips Nonaka & Jangvitaya, 1994

Note. Added by Wang et al. (2016) to the fauna of China.

+ Paithrips circularis Nonaka & Jangvitaya, 1994

Distribution. Hainan (Wang et al., 2016).

Genus Parabaliothrips Priesner, 1935

Parabaliothrips coluckus (Kudô, 1977)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong.

Parabaliothrips grandiceps Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Parabaliothrips robustus Masumoto & Okajima, 2020

Distribution. Taiwan (Masumoto & Okajima, 2020).

Parabaliothrips takahashii Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Genus Parexothrips Priesner, 1965

Note. Added by Mirab-balou et al. (2014b) to the fauna of China.

+ Parexothrips palumai Mound, 2011

Distribution. Guizhou (Li et al., 2021).

+ Parexothrips tenellus (Priesner, 1950)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan (Mirab-balou et al., 2014b).

Genus Pezothrips Karny, 1907

Note. Yaothrips Mirab-balou, Wei, Lu & Chen 2011 synonymized with Pezothrips by Tong and Liu (2019).

+ Pezothrips bactrianus (Pelikán, 1968)

Distribution. Tibet (Mirab-balou & Tong, 2012b)

+ Pezothrips brunicornis Mirab-balou & Tong, 2012

Distribution. Tibet (Mirab-balou & Tong, 2012b)

+ Pezothrips pediculae (Han, 1988)

Distribution. Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet.

Note. Yaothrips shii Mirab-balou, Wei, Lu & Chen, 2011 synonymized with T. pediculae (Han) by Mirab-balou et al. (2015); and then Taeniothrips pediculae transferred to the genus Pezothrips as new combination (Tong & Liu, 2019).

Genus Plesiothrips Hood, 1915

Plesiothrips perplexus (Beach, 1896)

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Plesiothrips sakagamii Kudô, 1974

Distribution. Taiwan.

Genus Projectothrips Moulton, 1929

Projectothrips imitans (Priesner, 1935)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Projectothrips longicornis (Zhang, 1981)

Distribution. Hainan.

Genus Pseudanaphothrips Karny, 1921

Pseudanaphothrips querci (Moulton, 1928)

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Genus Pseudoxythrips Priesner, 1940

­Note. Added by Mirab-balou et al. (2012e) to the fauna of China.

+ Pseudoxythrips dentatus (Knechtel, 1923)

Distribution. Shandong (Mirab-balou et al., 2012e).

Genus Psilothrips Hood, 1927

Psilothrips bimaculatus (Priesner, 1932)

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia.

Note. This species was recorded in China as Psilothrips indicus Bhatti, 1967, but it was synonymized with P. Bimaculatus (Minaei & Mound, 2014).

Genus Rhamphothrips Karny, 1913

+ Rhamphothrips aureus (Ananthakrishnan, 1954)

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2018d).

+ Rhamphothrips bruceae Li, Li & Zhang, 2018

Distribution. Yunnan^* (Li et al., 2018b).

+ Rhamphothrips dalbergiae Li, Li & Zhang, 2018

Distribution. Guizhou (Li et al., 2018d).

Rhamphothrips parviceps (Hood, 1919)

Distribution. Hainan, Yunnan.

Rhamphothrips quintus Wang, 1993

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Rhamphothrips santokhi Kulshrestha & Vijay Veer, 1984

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2018d).

+ Rhamphothrips yunnanensis Li, Liu & Zhang, 2021

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2021).

+ Genus Rhaphidothrips Uzel, 1895

Note. Added by Hu & Feng (2013b) to the fauna of China.

+ Rhaphidothrips longistylosus Uzel, 1895

Distribution. Hebei (Hu & Feng, 2013b).

Genus Salpingothrips Hood, 1935

Salpingothrips aimotofus Kudô, 1972

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan^*.

Genus Sciothrips Bhatti, 1970

Sciothrips cardamomi (Ramakrishna, 1935)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan.

Genus Scirtothrips Shull, 1909

Scirtothrips acus Wang, 1994

Distribution. Taiwan.

Scirtothrips asinus Wang, 1994

Distribution. Taiwan.

Scirtothrips dobroskyi Moulton, 1936

Distribution. Yunnan.

Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, 1919

Distribution. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Jiangsu, Taiwan, Zhejiang, Yunnan.

+ Scirtothrips ginkgoe Mirab-balou, Tong & Chen, 2012

Distribution. Zhejinag (Mirab-balou et al., 2012c).

Scirtothrips hainanensis Han, 1986

Distribution. Hainan.

Scirtothrips hengduanicus Han, 1990

Distribution. Hunan, Sichuan, Tibet.

Scirtothrips pendulae Han, 1986

Distribution. Beijing.

Genus Scolothrips Hinds, 1902

Scolothrips asura Ramakrishna & Margabandhu, 1931

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Sichuan, Taiwan^*, Yunnan.

Scolothrips dilongicornis Han & Zhang, 1982

Distribution. Beijing, Hebei.

+ Scolothrips latipennis Priesner, 1950

Distribution. Zhejinag (Mirab-balou et al., 2014a).

Scolothrips longicornis Priesner, 1926

Distribution. Fujian, Xinjiang.

Scolothrips rhagebianus (Priesner, 1950)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Scolothrips takahashii Priesner, 1950

Distribution. Widespread in China.

+ Genus Smilothrips Bhatti, 1976

Note. Added by Mirab-balou et al. (2013d) to the fauna of China.

+ Smilothrips productus Bhatti, 1976

Distribution. Sichuan (Mirab-balou et al., 2013d).

+ Genus Siamothrips Okajima, 1990

Note. Added by Wang & Tong (2016) to the fauna of China.

+ Siamothrips balteus Wang & Tong, 2016

Distribution. Jiangxi (Wang & Tong, 2016).

Genus Sorghothrips Priesner, 1936

Sorghothrips meishanensis Chen, 1977

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*

Genus Stenchaetothrips Bagnall, 1926

Stenchaetothrips albicornus Zhang & Tong, 1990

Distribution. Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan.

Stenchaetothrips apheles Wang, 2000

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Stenchaetothrips banhongensis Hu & Feng, 2016

Distribution. Yunnan (Hu & Feng, 2016).

Stenchaetothrips bambusae (Shumsher, 1946)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan.

+ Stenchaetothrips bambusicola Mound, 2011

Distribution. Sichuan (Zhang & Feng, 2017b).

Stenchaetothrips basibrunneus Wang, 2000

Distribution. Taiwan.

Stenchaetothrips biformis (Bagnall, 1913)

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Stenchaetothrips brochus Wang, 2000

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Stenchaetothrips caulis Bhatti, 1982

Distribution. Taiwan.

Stenchaetothrips cymbopogoni Zhang & Tong, 1990

Distribution. Hainan, Yunnan^*.

Stenchaetothrips divisae Bhatti, 1982

Distribution. Guangdong.

Stenchaetothrips faurei (Bhatti, 1962)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian.

Stenchaetothrips fusca (Moulton, 1936)

Distribution. Hainan, Guangdong.

+ Stenchaetothrips gaomiaoensis Zhang & Feng, 2017

Distribution. Sichuan (Zhang & Feng, 2017b).

+ Stenchaetothrips hupingshanensis Man & Feng, 2015

Distribution. Hunan (Man & Feng, 2015).

Stenchaetothrips indicus (Ramakrishna & Margabandhu, 1931)

Distribution. Hainan.

Stenchaetothrips karnyianus (Priesner, 1934)

Distribution. Guangxi, Taiwan.

+ Stenchaetothrips langkawiensis Ng & Mound, 2012

Distribution. Taiwan (Masumoto & Okajima, 2013).

Stenchaetothrips minutus (Deventer, 1906)

Distribution. Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Stenchaetothrips tenebricus (Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1968)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan, Zhejiang.

Stenchaetothrips undatus Wang, 2000

Distribution. Taiwan.

Stenchaetothrips victoriensis (Moulton, 1936)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

Stenchaetothrips zhangi Duan, Li, Yang & Yan, 1998

Distribution. Henan.

+ Genus Striathrips Mound, 2011

Note. Added by Zhang et al. (2018) to the fauna of China.

+ Striathrips sulcatus Mound, 2011

Distribution. Guangdong (Zhang et al., 2018).

Genus Taeniothrips Amyot & Serville, 1843

Note. Javathrips Bhatti, 1978 synonymized with Taeniothrips by Mirab-balou et al. (2015).

Taeniothrips angustiglandus Han & Cui, 1992

Distribution. Yunnan.

+ Taeniothrips changbaiensis Cui, Lee & Wang, 2019

Distribution. Jilin (Cui et al., 2019).

Taeniothrips cognaticeps Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Taiwan.

Taeniothrips eucharii (Whetzel, 1923)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Zhejiang.

Taeniothrips glanduculus Han, 1990

Distribution. Tibet.

+ Taeniothrips grisbrunneus (Feng, Chou & Li, 1995)

Distribution. Shaanxi.

Note. Megalurothrips grisbrunneus was transferred to the genus Taeniothrips as a new combination (Mirab-balou et al., 2015).

+ Taeniothrips inconsequens (Uzel, 1895)

Distribution. Shaanxi, Sichuan (Mirab-balou et al., 2015).

Taeniothrips major Bagnall, 1916

Distribution. Gansu, Guizhou, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Tibet, Xinjiang.

+ Taeniothrips musae (Zhang & Tong, 1990)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan.

Note. Javathrips musae transferred to the genus Taeniothrips as a new combination (Mirab-balou et al., 2015).

Taeniothrips oreophilus Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

Taeniothrips picipes (Zetterstedt, 1828)

Distribution. Henan, Shaanxi.

+ Taeniothrips tigris Bhatti, 1995

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2017).

+ Genus Tameothrips Bhatti, 1978

Note. Added by Li et al. (2018b) to the fauna of China.

+ Tameothrips arundo Tyagi, Kumar & Chauhan, 2015

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2018b).

+ Genus Tenothrips Bhatti, 1967

Note. Added by Mirab-balou et al. (2012d) to the fauna of China.

+ Tenothrips discolor (Karny, 1907)

Distribution. Shandong (Mirab-balou et al., 2012d).

+ Tenothrips frici (Uzel, 1895)

Distribution. Shaanxi (Mirab-balou & Tong, 2013), Hebei^*, Guizhou^*, Yunnan^*, Zhejiang^*.

Genus Thrips Linnaeus, 1758

Thrips addendus (Priesner, 1933)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Thrips alatus Bhatti, 1980

Distribution. Gansu, Guangdong^*, Sichuan.

Thrips alius Palmer, 1992

Distribution. Yunnan.

Thrips alliorum (Priesner, 1935)

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Thrips andrewsi (Bagnall, 1921)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.

+ Thrips atactus Bhatti, 1967

Distribution. Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan^*.

Thrips atratus Haliday, 1836

Distribution. Xinjiang.

Thrips australis (Bagnall, 1915)

Distribution. Guangdong, Yunnan^*.

Thrips brevicornis Priesner, 1920

Distribution. Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan.

Thrips brunneus Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1968

Distribution. Shaanxi.

Thrips carthami Shumsher, 1946

Distribution. Sichuan.

Thrips coloratus Schmutz, 1913

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Thrips extensicornis Priesner, 1934

Distribution. Gansu, Taiwan.

Thrips flavidulus (Bagnall, 1923)

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Thrips flavus Schrank, 1776

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Thrips floreus Kurosawa, 1968

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan.

Thrips florum Schmutz, 1913

Distribution. Gansu.

Thrips formosanus Priesner, 1934

Distribution. Fujian, Hainan, Taiwan.

Thrips fuscipennis Haliday, 1836

Distribution. Beijing, Taiwan.

Thrips garuda Bhatti, 1980

Distribution. Central and south of China.

Thrips hawaiiensis (Morgan, 1913)

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Thrips himalayanus (Pelikan, 1970)

Distribution. Tibet.

Thrips inferus Chen, 1979

Distribution. Taiwan.

Thrips juniperinus Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution. Xinjiang.

Thrips kotoshoi (Moulton, 1928)

Distribution. Gansu, Taiwan.

Thrips major Uzel, 1895

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Ningxia.

Thrips malloti Priesner, 1934

Distribution. Taiwan.

Thrips nigropilosus Uzel, 1895

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Sichuan.

Thrips obscuripes Priesner, 1934

Distribution. Southwest and central parts of China.

Thrips orientalis (Bagnall, 1915)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Thrips pallidulus Bagnall, 1924

Distribution. Shaanxi.

Thrips palmi Karny, 1925

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Thrips parvispinus (Karny, 1922)

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan.

Thrips pillichi Priesner, 1924

Distribution. Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet.

Thrips physapus Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution. Hainan.

Thrips simplex (Morison, 1930)

Distribution. Beijing, Hong Kong, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Taiwan^*.

Thrips subnudula (Karny, 1927)

Distribution. Yunnan^*.

Thrips tabaci Lindeman, 1889

Distribution. Widespread in China.

+ Thrips taiwanus Morgan, 1913

Distribution. Yunnan^* (Elie et al., 2021).

Thrips trehernei Priesner, 1927

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Qinghai.

Thrips vitticornis (Karny, 1922)

Distribution. Fujian, Taiwan.

Thrips vulgatissimus Haliday, 1836

Distribution. Fujian, Gansu, Jiangsu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Wuhan, Xinjiang.

Thrips wedeliae Priesner, 1934

Distribution. Taiwan.

Thrips xenos Bhatti, 1980

Distribution. Shaanxi.

+ Genus Trachynotothrips Masumoto & Okajima, 2005

Note. Added by Li et al. (2019) to the fauna of China.

+ Trachynotothrips brevispinis Masumoto & Okajima, 2005

Distribution. Hainan, Yunnan (Li et al., 2019).

+ Trachynotothrips striatus Masumoto & Okajima, 2005

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2019).

Genus Trichromothrips Priesner, 1930

+ Trichromothrips albus (Bhatti, 1978)

Distribution. Guizhou (Li et al., 2019).

+ Trichromothrips alis (Bhatti, 1967)

Distribution. Yunnan^* (Elie et al., 2021).

+ Trichromothrips antidesmae Li, Li & Zhang, 2019

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2019).

+ Trichromothrips assamensis Tyagi & Kumar, 2017

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2019).

+ Trichromothrips crispator (Karny, 1915)

Distribution. Guizhou, Yunnan (Li et al., 2019).

+ Trichromothrips elegans Masumoto & Okajima, 2005

Distribution. Chongqing, Guizhou, Sichuan (Li et al., 2019).

Note. Added by Li et al. (2019), with the first description of the male.

+ Trichromothrips falcus (Bhatti, 1967)

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2019).

Trichromothrips formosus Masumoto & Okajima, 2005

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Trichromothrips fragilis Masumoto & Okajima, 2005

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Trichromothrips guizhouensis Li, Li & Zhang, 2019

Distribution. Guizhou, Yunnan^* (Li et al., 2019).

+ Trichromothrips indicus (Bhatti, 1978)

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2019).

+ Trichromothrips moundi Li, Li & Zhang, 2019

Distribution. Guizhou (Li et al., 2019).

Trichromothrips priesneri (Bhatti, 1967)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Trichromothrips taiwanus Masumoto & Okajima, 2005

Distribution. Taiwan.

Trichromothrips trachelospermi Zhang & Tong, 1996

Distribution. Zhejiang.

+ Trichromothrips trifasciatus (Priesner, 1936)

Distribution. Yunnan (Li et al., 2019).

Trichromothrips xanthius (Williams, 1917)

Distribution. Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Genus Tusothrips Bhatti, 1967

Tusothrips aureus (Moulton, 1936)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan.

+ Tusothrips immaculatus Reyes, 1994

Distribution. Yunnan^* (Elie et al., 2021).

Tusothrips sumatrensis (Karny, 1925)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan^*.

Note. T. calopgomi was synonymized with T. sumatrensis by Mirab-balou & Tong (2015).

Genus Vulgatothrips Han, 1997

+ Vulgatothrips dissimilis (Hu & Feng, 2014)

Distribution. Shaanxi.

Note. Ctenothrips dissimilis Hu & Feng 2014 transferred to the genus Vulgatothrips as a new combination (Wang et al., 2020).

Vulgatothrips shennongjiaensis Han, 1997

Distribution. Hubei, Sichuan^*.

+ Vulgatothrips smilax (Bhatti, 1976)

Distribution. Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan (Hu & Feng, 2011a).

Note. Ctenothrips smilax was added to the fauna of China with the first description of the male and macropterous female by Hu & Feng (2011a) and transferred to the genus Vulgatothrips as a new combination. Ctenothrips niger was added to the fauna of China with the first description of the male by Hu and Feng (2011a), and then synonymized with Vulgatothrips smilax (Bhatti) by Wang et al. (2020).

Genus Yaobinthrips Zhang, Mound, & Xie, 2010

Yaobinthrips yangtzei Zhang, Mound & Xie, 2010

Distribution. Sichuan.

Note. Li et al. (2016a) first described the male.

Genus Yoshinothrips Kudô, 1985

Yoshinothrips pasekamui Kudô, 1985

Distribution. Jiangsu, Yunnan^*.

Yoshinothrips ponkamui Kudô, 1985

Distribution. Fujian, Jiangsu.

+ Yoshinothrips tianmushanensis Mirab-balou & Chen, 2012

Distribution. Zhejiang (Mirab-balou et al., 2012e).

II. Suborder Tubulifera Haliday, 1836

This suborder included only one family with two subfamilies, Idolothripinae Bagnall and Phlaeothripinae Uzel, in the world (Bhatti, 1990), of which 373 species and 90 genera are known from China.

Family Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895

Subfamily Idolothripinae Bagnall, 1908

After the last checklist (Mirab-balou et al., 2011a), 29 species and four genera have been added to the fauna of China. In addition, the following taxa were deleted from the last checklist: Allothrips pillichellus (Priesner 1925) and Cryptothrips sauteri Karny, 1913 (see Dang & Qiao, 2013a), Neosmerinthothrips Schmutz, 1913 and Neosmerinthothrips brevicollis (Bagnall, 1921) (see Dang & Qiao (2013a)). Five taxa were synonymized, and one taxon was transferred to the other as a new combination (see the following notes under each taxon). Therefore, Idolothripinae includes 82 species belonging to 22 following genera.

Genus Acallurothrips Bagnall, 1921

Acallurothrips casuarinae Okajima, 1993

Distribution. Taiwan.

Acallurothrips hagai Okajima, 1993

Distribution. Taiwan.

Acallurothrips hanatanii Okajima, 1993

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Acallurothrips nogutti (Kurosawa, 1932)

Distribution. Guangxi (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

Acallurothrips nonakai Okajima, 1993

Distribution. Taiwan.

Acallurothrips tubullatus Wang & Tong, 2008

Distribution. Guangdong.

Genus Allothrips Hood, 1908

Allothrips bicolor Ananthakrishnan, 1964

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

+ Allothrips brasilianus Hood, 1955

Distribution. Guangdong (Wang & Zhao, 2022), Taiwan.

Allothrips discolor Chen, 1982

Distribution. Taiwan.

Allothrips nubillicauda (Watson, 1935)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Allothrips taiwanus Okajima, 1987

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Guangxi^*, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

+ Allothrips yunnanensis Mound, Li & Zhang, 2020

Distribution. Yunnan (Mound et al., 2020).

Genus Bactrothrips Karny, 1912

Bactrothrips brevitubus Takahashi, 1935

Distribution. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi^*, Hainan, Hubei^*, Taiwan^*, Yunnan, Zhejiang.

Note. Meiothrips baishanzuensis Duan & Li (1995) synonymized with B. brevitubus by Dang and Qiao (2012a).

+ Bactrothrips elongatus Dang & Qiao, 2012

Distribution. Guangxi (Dang & Qiao, 2012a).

Bactrothrips flectoventris Haga & Okajima, 1989

Distribution. Hainan^*, Taiwan.

+ Bactrothrips furvescrus Dang & Qiao, 2012

Distribution. Zhejiang (Dang & Qiao, 2012a).

Bactrothrips honoris (Bagnall, 1921)

Distribution. Guangxi^*, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

+ Bactrothrips pictipes Haga & Okajima, 1989

Distribution. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi^*, Hainan, Yunnan, Taiwan^*, Tibet^*.

Note. Bactrothrips brevitubus zhamanus Han & Zhang (1981) synonymized with B. pictipes by Dang and Qiao (2012a)

+ Bactrothrips quadrituberculatus (Bagnall, 1908)

Distribution. Hainan, Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2012a).

+ Genus Bolothrips Priesner, 1926

Note. Added by Guo et al. (2014) to the fauna of China, and again recorded from China by Dang et al. (2021a).

+ Bolothrips bicolor (Heeger, 1852)

Distribution. Shaanxi (Guo et al., 2014).

Note. Added by Guo et al. (2014) to the fauna of China, and again recorded from China by Dang et al. (2021a).

+ Bolothrips icarus (Uzel, 1895)

Distribution. Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia (Guo et al., 2014).

+ Genus Carientothrips Moulton, 1944

Note. Added by Wang and Zhao (2022) to the fauna of China.

+ Carientothrips japonicus (Bagnall, 1921)

Distribution. Guangdong (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

Genus Compsothrips Reuter, 1901

Compsothrips reticulates Guo & Feng, 2006

Distribution. Hebei.

Compsothrips sinensis (Pelikán, 1961)

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Hebei, Sichuan.

Note. Ophthalmothrips tenebronus (Han & Cui, 1991) transferred to the genus Compsothrips as a new combination (Dang et al., 2013b). Cryptothrips furvus Reyes was synonymized by that species. Finally, tenebronus was synonymized with C. sinensis by Dang et al. (2023d).

+ Compsothrips timor (Pelikan, 1961)

Distribution. Tibet (Dang et al., 2023d).

Genus Cryptothrips Uzel, 1895

+ Cryptothrips nigripes (Reuter, 1880)

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Sichuan (Dang et al., 2013b).

Genus Dinothrips Bagnall, 1908

Dinothrips hainanensis Zhang, 1982

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

Dinothrips juglandis Moulton, 1933

Distribution. Guangdong, Guangxi^*, Tibet.

Dinothrips spinosus (Schmutz, 1913)

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Guangxi^*, Hainan^*, Taiwan^*, Yunnan.

Dinothrips sumatrensis Bagnall, 1908

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan.

Genus Elaphrothrips Buffa, 1909

Elaphrothrips athletes (Karny, 1923)

Distribution. Fujian.

Elaphrothrips denticollis (Bagnall, 1909)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

+ Elaphrothrips fulmeki Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Hainan (Dang & Qiao, 2013a), Guangxi^*.

Elaphrothrips greeni (Bagnall, 1914)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong^*, Hainan^*, Tibet, Yunnan.

+ Elaphrothrips insignis Ananthakrishnan, 1973

Distribution. Hubei, Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2013a).

Elaphrothrips jacobsoni Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Guizhou.

+ Elaphrothrips malayensis (Bagnall, 1909)

Distribution. Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Tibet, Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2013a), Guizhou^*.

+ Elaphrothrips procer (Schmutz, 1913)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Hubei, Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2013a), Hunan^*, Guangxi^*, Guizhou^*.

Elaphrothrips spiniceps (Bagnall, 1932)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi^*, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Genus Ethirothrips Karny, 1925

Ethirothrips brevis (Bagnall, 1921)

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Taiwan.

Ethirothrips chui (Chen, 1982)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Ethirothrips indicus (Bagnall, 1921)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Ethirothrips longisetis Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1970

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

Ethirothrips obscurus (Schmutz, 1913)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Ethirothrips stenomelas (Walker, 1859)

Distribution. Guangdong, Guangxi^*, Hainan.

+ Ethirothrips tibialis (Okajima, 1975)

Distribution. Hainan (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

Ethirothrips virgulae (Chen, 1980)

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Guangxi^*, Hainan^*, Taiwan.

Ethirothrips vitreipennis (Priesner, 1939)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan.

Genus Gastrothrips Hood, 1912

+ Gastrothrips acutulus Okajima, 1979

Distribution. Taiwan (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

Gastrothrips eurypelta Cao, Guo & Feng, 2009

Distribution. Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi.

Gastrothrips fulviceps Hood, 1973

Distribution. Taiwan.

Gastrothrips fuscatus Okajima, 1979

Distribution. Guangdong, Taiwan.

Gastrothrips mongolicus (Pelikán, 1965)

Distribution. Fujian, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Sichuan, Zhejiang.

+ Gastrothrips monticola Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Inner Mongolia (Dang & Qiao, 2013a).

Genus Holurothrips Bagnall, 1914

Holurothrips morikawai Kurosawa, 1968

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan^*.

+ Genus Loyolaia Ananthakrishnan, 1964

Note. Added by Cao et al. (2011) to the fauna of China.

+ Loyolaia wuyiensis Cao, Guo & Feng, 2011

Distribution. Fujian (Cao et al., 2011).

Genus Machatothrips Bagnall, 1908

Machatothrips antennatus (Bagnall, 1915)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

Machatothrips artocarpi Moulton, 1928

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan.

Machatothrips celosia Moulton, 1928

Distribution. Hainan, Taiwan.

Genus Mecynothrips Bagnall, 1908

Mecynothrips kanoi (Takahashi, 1937)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Mecynothrips pugilator (Karny, 1913)

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Mecynothrips simplex Bagnall, 1912

Distribution. Hainan, Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2013a).

Mecynothrips taiwanus Okajima, 1979

Distribution. Hainan^*, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Genus Megalothrips Uzel, 1895

Megalothrips roundus Guo, Cao & Feng, 2010

Distribution. Hubei.

Genus Megathrips Targioni-Tozzetti, 1881

Megathrips lativentris (Heeger, 1852)

Distribution. Henan, Hebei^*, Shandong^*.

Note. Megathrips antennatus Guo, Feng & Duan, 2005 was synonymized with M. lativentris (Heeger) by Dang & Qiao (2013a).

Genus Meiothrips Priesner, 1929

+ Meiothrips fuscicrus Dang & Qiao, 2012

Distribution. Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2012b).

Meiothrips menoni Ananthakrishnan, 1964

Distribution. Fujian^*, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan^*.

+ Meiothrips nepalensis Kudo & Ananthakrishnan, 1974

Distribution. Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2012b).

Genus Nesothrips Kirkaldy, 1907

Nesothrips brevicollis (Bagnall, 1914)

Distribution. Gansu^*, Guangdong^*, Henan^*, Shaanxi^*, Taiwan.

Note. Nesothrips atropoda Duan & Yan, 1998 synonymized with N. brevicollis by Dang et al. (2013b).

+ Nesothrips doulli (Mound, 1974)

Distribution. Hainan (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

+ Nesothrips fodinae Mound, 1974

Distribution. Hainan (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

Nesothrips lativentris (Karny, 1913)

Distribution. Fujian^*, Guangdong^*, Guangxi^*, Hainan^*,Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

+ Nesothrips minor (Bagnall, 1921)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

Nesothrips peltatus Han & Cui, 1991

Distribution. Sichuan.

+ Nesothrips propinquus (Bagnall, 1916)

Distribution. Fujian, Jiangxi (Zhang et al., 2017).

Genus Ophthalmothrips Hood, 1919

+ Ophthalmothrips elongatus Li & Dang, 2022

Distribution. Hunan (Li et al., 2022).

Ophthalmothrips formosanus (Karny, 1913)

Distribution. Henan^*, Taiwan.

Ophthalmothrips longiceps (Haga, 1975)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong^*, Hainan^*, Taiwan.

Ophthalmothrips miscanthicola (Haga, 1975)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang^*.

Ophthalmothrips yunnanensis Cao, Guo & Feng, 2010

Distribution. Yunnan.

Note. Minoura and Mound (2019) mentioned that this species is similar to O. miscanthicola.

+ Genus Paractinothrips Mound & Palmer, 1983

Note. Added by Wang and Zhao (2022) to the fauna of China.

+ Paractinothrips peratus Mound & Palmer, 1983

Distribution. Yunnan (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

Genus Phaulothrips Hood, 1918

Phaulothrips solifer Okajima, 1989

Distribution. Taiwan.

Subfamily Phlaeothripinae Uzel, 1895

After the last checklist (Mirab-balou et al., 2011a), 99 species and 11 genera have been added to the fauna of China. In addition, the following taxa were deleted from the last checklist: Gigantothrips vanapennis Moulton, 1928; Hoplothrips flavipes (Bagnall, 1910) (misidentification, see Mound & Wang, 2020); Mesothrips alluaudi Vuillet, 1914 and Mesothrips manii Ananthakrishnan, 1972 (see Dang et al., 2024a); Liothrips invisus (Cott, 1956); and Liothrips luzonensis (Priesner, 1939) (not valid species). Nineteen taxa were synonymized, and seven taxa were transferred to the other as new combinations (see the following notes under each taxon). Therefore, Phlaeothripinae includes 291 species belonging to 68 following genera.

Genus Ablemothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1969

+ Ablemothrips breviceps Okajima, 1999

Distribution. Guangxi (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

Ablemothrips maxillatus Ananthakrishnan, 1969

Distribution. Guangxi^*, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Genus Acanthothrips Uzel, 1895

Acanthothrips nodicornis (Reuter, 1880)

Distribution. Henan, Ningxia, Shandong^*.

+ Genus Adraneothrips Hood, 1925

Note. Stigmothrips Ananthakrishnan was synonymized with Adraneothrips Hood by Dang et al. (2013a).

+ Adraneothrips chinensis (Zhang & Tong, 1990)

Distribution. Fujian^*, Guangdong, Hainan^*, Hunan^*, Yunnan.

Note. Stigmothrips chinensis was transferred to the genus Adraneothrips as a new combination (Dang et al., 2013a).

+ Adraneothrips hani Dang, Mound & Qiao, 2013

Distribution. Taiwan (Dang et al., 2013a).

+ Adraneothrips russatus (Haga, 1973)

Distribution. Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi^*, Sichuan, Taiwan^*, Yunnan, Zhejiang^*.

Note. Stigmothrips russatus Haga transferred to the genus Adraneothrips as a new combination (Dang et al., 2013a).

+ Adraneothrips yunnanensis Dang, Mound & Qiao, 2013

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Hainan^*, Hubei^*, Hunan^*, Jiangxi^*, Yunnan (Dang et al., 2013a), Zhejiang^*.

Genus Agynaikothrips Okajima, 2006

Agynaikothrips venapennis Moulton, 1928

Distribution. Taiwan.

Genus Aleurodothrips Franklin, 1909

Aleurodothrips fasciapennis (Franklin, 1908)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Genus Androthrips Karny, 1911

Androthrips crus Chen, 1979

Distribution. Taiwan.

Androthrips guiyangensis Sha, Feng & Duan, 2003

Distribution. Guizhou.

Androthrips ramachandrai Karny, 1926

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Genus Apelaunothrips Karny, 1925

Apelaunothrips bicolor Okajima, 1976

Distribution. Guizhou^*, Hainan, Yunnan.

Apelaunothrips consimilis (Ananthakrishnan, 1969)

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Taiwan, Yunnan.

+ Apelaunothrips dentiellus Zhao, Jia & Tong, 2018

Distribution. Hunan^*, Yunnan (Zhao et al., 2018c).

Apelaunothrips hainanensis Zhang & Tong, 1990

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Guangxi^*, Hainan, Henan^*, Hunan^*, Jiangxi^*, Yunnan.

+ Apelaunothrips indicus (Ananthakrishnan, 1968)

Distribution. Guangdong (Zhao et al., 2018c).

Apelaunothrips lieni Okajima, 1979

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Apelaunothrips longidens Zhang & Tong, 1990

Distribution. Guangdong, Guizhou^*, Hainan^*, Hunan^*, Guangxi^*.

Apelaunothrips luridus Okajima, 1979

Distribution. Guangdong, Guizhou^*, Hainan, Jiangxi^*, Sichuan^*, Yunnan, Zhejiang^*.

+ Apelaunothrips maculipennis (Okajima, 1976)

Distribution. Hainan (Zhao et al., 2018c), Taiwan.

Apelaunothrips medioflavus (Karny, 1927)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi^*, Hainan^*, Hunan^*, Sichuan^*, Taiwan, Yunnan.

+ Apelaunothrips moutanus Okajima, 1979

Distribution. Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2014).

Apelaunothrips nigripennis Okajima, 1979

Distribution. Guangdong, Guizhou^*, Hainan, Henan^*, Hunna^*, Jiangxi^*, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Genus Apterygothrips Priesner, 1933

Apterygothrips brunneicornus Han, Cui, Hu & Cui, 1991

Distribution. Sichuan, Tibet.

+ Apterygothrips flavescens Dang & Qiao, 2022

Distribution. Tibet (Dang et al., 2022).

Apterygothrips fungosus (Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1969)

Distribution. Guangdong, Guizhou, Shandong, Hainan.

Apterygothrips haloxyli Priesner, 1933

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia.

+ Genus Asianthrips Okajima, 2006

Note. Added to the fauna of China by Okajima (2006).

+ Asianthrips orientalis Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Taiwan (Okajima, 2006).

Genus Azaleothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1964

+ Azaleothrips atayal Okajima & Masumoto, 2014

Distribution. Taiwan (Okajima & Masumoto, 2014).

+ Azaleothrips formosae Okajima & Masumoto, 2014

Distribution. Taiwan (Okajima & Masumoto, 2014), Yunnan^*.

+ Azaleothrips laevigatus Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Guangxi^*, Taiwan (Okajima & Masumoto, 2014).

+ Azaleothrips laocai Okajima & Masumoto, 2014

Distribution. Shaanxi (Dang et al., 2023b).

+ Azaleothrips lepidus Okajima, 1978

Distribution. Yunnan (Dang et al., 2023b).

Azaleothrips moundi Okajima, 1976

Distribution. Shanxi^*, Sichuan^*, Taiwan.

Note. Azaleothrips magnus Chen, 1980 synonymized with A. moundi Okajima by Okajima and Masumoto (2014).

Azaleothrips siamensis Okajima, 1978

Distribution. Chongqing^*, Guizhou, Guangxi^*, Yunnan^*.

+ Azaleothrips sphaericus Dang & Mound, 2023

Distribution. Guangxi (Dang et al., 2023b).

+ Azaleothrips taiwanus Okajima & Masumoto, 2014

Distribution. Guangdong, Taiwan (Okajima & Masumoto, 2014).

+ Azaleothrips templeri Okajima & Masumoto, 2014

Distribution. Guangxi (Dang et al., 2023b).

Genus Baenothrips Crawford, 1948

Baenothrips asper (Bournier, 1963)

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan.

+ Baenothrips cuneatus Zhao & Tong, 2016

Distribution. Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan (Zhao & Tong, 2016).

Baenothrips murphyi (Stannard, 1970)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou^*.

Baenothrips ryukyuensis Okajima, 1994

Distribution. Fujian^*, Taiwan.

Genus Bagnalliella Karny, 1920

Bagnalliella yuccae (Hind, 1902)

Distribution. Beijing, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Shandong, Taiwan, Zhejiang.

Genus Bamboosiella Ananthakrishnan, 1957

+ Bamboosiella antennatus Dang & Qiao, 2016

Distribution. Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2016).

+ Bamboosiella bicoloripes Ananthakrishnan, 1957

Distribution. Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2016).

+ Bamboosiella brevis Okajima, 1995

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan (Zhao et al., 2018a).

+ Bamboosiella caudibruna Zhao, Wang & Tong, 2018

Distribution. Guangdong, Jiangxi (Zhao et al., 2018a).

Bamboosiella cingulata (Hood, 1919)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Bamboosiella exastis (Ananthakrishnan & Kudô, 1974)

Distribution. Hainan, Shandong, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.

Note. Bamboosiella brevibristla Sha, Guo, Feng & Duan, 2003 placed as a synonym of B. exastis by Dang and Qiao (2016).

+ Bamboosiella fasciata Okajima, 1995

Distribution. Hainan (Dang & Qiao, 2016).

+ Bamboosiella flavescens Okajima, 1995

Distribution. Hainan, Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2016).

+ Bamboosiella graminella (Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1969)

Distribution. Guangdong (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

+ Bamboosiella lewisi (Bagnall, 1921)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangxi (Zhao et al., 2018a).

+ Bamboosiella longisetis Dang & Qiao, 2016

Distribution. Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2016).

+ Bamboosiella magnus Dang & Qiao, 2016

Distribution. Hainan (Dang & Qiao, 2016).

Bamboosiella nayari (Ananthakrishnan, 1958)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong^*, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan^*.

+ Bamboosiella rugata Zhao, Wang & Tong, 2018

Distribution. Guangdong (Zhao et al., 2018a).

+ Bamboosiella sculpta Zhao, Wang & Tong, 2018

Distribution. Hainan (Zhao et al., 2018a).

+ Bamboosiella semiflava Okajima, 1995

Distribution. Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2016).

Bamboosiella varia (Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1969)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Henan^*, Yunnan^*.

+ Bamboosiella xiphophora Okajima, 1995

Distribution. Guangdong, Yunnan (Zhao et al., 2018a).

Genus Bradythrips Hood & Williams, 1925

Bradythrips zhangi Wang & Tong, 2007

Distribution. Guangdong.

+ Genus Crinitothrips Okajima, 1978

Crinitothripsi sp.

Distribution. Guangdong (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

Genus Cephalothrips Uzel, 1895

Cephalothrips brachychaitus Han & Cui, 1991

Distribution. Sichuan.

+ Cephalothrips monilicornis (Reuter, 1885)

Distribution. Inner Mongolia (Cao & Feng, 2011).

Genus Crotonothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1968

Crotonothrips dentifer Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Taiwan.

Genus Deplorothrips Mound & Walker, 1986

Deplorothrips acutus Okajima, 1989

Distribution. Taiwan.

Deplorothrips medius Okajima, 1989

Distribution. Taiwan.

Genus Dolichothrips Karny, 1912

+ Dolichothrips indicus (Hood, 1919)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Note. Dolicothrips pulmilus Priesner synonymized with D. indicus by Mound and Okajima (2015).

Dolichothrips macarangai (Moulton, 1928)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan.

+ Dolichothrips reuteri (Karny, 1920)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan.

Note. Dolichothrips flavipes (Moulton) was synonymized with D. reuteri by Mound and Okajima (2015).

Dolichothrips zyziphi (Bagnall, 1923)

Distribution. Yunnan.

Genus Dyothrips Kudô, 1974

Dyothrips pallescens (Hood, 1919)

Distribution. Guangdong.

Genus Ecacanthothrips Bagnall, 1909

Ecacanthothrips inarmatus Kurosawa, 1932

Distribution. Guangdong.

Ecacanthothrips kolibaci Pelikan, 2000

Distribution. Sichuan.

Ecacanthothrips tibialis (Ashmead, 1903)

Distribution. Gansu^*, Guangdong, Guangxi^*, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Genus Eugynothrips Priesner, 1952

Eugynothrips intorquens (Karny, 1912)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Genus Gigantothrips Zimmermann, 1900

Gigantothrips elegans Zimmermann, 1900

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan.

+ Gigantothrips tibetanus Dang & Mound, 2023

Distribution. Tibet (Dang et al., 2023c).

Gigantothrips tibialis Bagnall, 1921

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

+ Gigantothrips yunnanensis Dang & Mound, 2023

Distribution. Yunnan (Dang et al., 2023c).

Genus Gynaikothrips Zimmermann, 1900

Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal, 1908)

Distribution. Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang^*.

Gynaikothrips insulsus Priesner, 1939

Distribution. Taiwan.

Gynaikothrips uzeli (Zimmermann, 1900)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Genus Habrothrips Ananthakrishnan, 1968

Habrothrips curiosus Ananthakrishnan, 1967

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Hainan^*, Taiwan.

Genus Haplothrips Amyot & Serville, 1843

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) aculeatus (Fabricius, 1803)

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) allii Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) arundinariae Takahashi, 1937

Distribution. Taiwan.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) breviseta Duan, Zhao & Yang, 1998

Distribution. Inner Mongolia.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) certus Priesner, 1929

Distribution. Taiwan.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) chinensis Priesner, 1933

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) fuscipennis Moulton, 1928

Distribution. Taiwan.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) ganglbaueri Schmutz, 1913

Distribution. Widespread in China.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) gowdeyi (Franklin, 1908)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Tibet, Yunnan.

+ Haplothrips (Haplothrips) helanshanensis Dang & Mound, 2023

Distribution. Inner Mongolia (Dang & Mound, 2023).

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) jordani (Bagnall, 1909)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) kurdjumovi Karny, 1913

Distribution. Gansu, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Xinjiang.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) leucanthemi (Schrank, 1781)

Distribution. Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan.

+ Haplothrips (Haplothrips) longistylus Dang & Mound, 2023

Distribution. Tibet (Dang & Mound, 2023).

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) montivagus Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Taiwan.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) pirus Bhatti, 1967

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan, Sichuan.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) reuteri (Karny, 1907)

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Zhejiang^*.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) subtilissimus (Haliday, 1852)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) tenuipennis Bagnall, 1918

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Ningxia, Tibet, Wuhan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.

Haplothrips (Haplothrips) tritici (Kurdjumov, 1912)

Distribution. Gansu, Xinjiang, the provinces north of the Yellow River.

+ Haplothrips (Trybomiella) atriculosus (Bagnall, 1926)

Distribution. Guangdong (Song et al., 2013).

Genus Heliothripoides Okajima, 1987

Heliothripoides reticulatus Okajima, 1987

Distribution. Hainan.

Genus Holothrips Karny, 1911

Holothrips attenuatus Okajima, 1987

Distribution. Fujian, Taiwan.

+ Holothrips flavicornis Okajima, 1987

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

+ Holothrips flavus Okajima, 1987

Distribution. Taiwan (Dang & Qiao, 2014).

Holothrips formosanus Okajima, 1987

Distribution. Fujian, Hainan, Taiwan.

+ Holothrips hagai Okajima, 1987

Distribution. Fujian^*, Guangdong^*, Taiwan (Dang & Qiao, 2014), Yunnan^*.

+ Holothrips hasegawai Okajima, 1987

Distribution. Guizhou (Dang & Qiao, 2014).

Holothrips hunanensis Han & Li, 1999

Distribution. Hunan.

Holothrips latidentis Okajima, 1987

Distribution. Fujian, Henan, Taiwan.

Note. Holothrips okinawanus was synonymized with H. latidentis by Okajima (2006).

Holothrips porifer Okajima, 1987

Distribution. Taiwan.

Holothrips ryukyuensis Okajima, 1987

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong^*.

Holothrips typicus (Ananthakrishnan, 1967)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Genus Hoplandrothrips Hood, 1912

+ Hoplandrothrips adraneoides Okajima & Masumoto, 2024

Distribution. Taiwan (Okajima & Masumoto, 2024).

+ Hoplandrothrips basantratus Okajima & Masumoto, 2024

Distribution. Taiwan (Okajima & Masumoto, 2024).

Hoplandrothrips bidens (Bagnall, 1910)

Distribution. Beijing, Guangdong^*.

+ Hoplandrothrips coloratus Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Taiwan (Dang & Qiao, 2014).

Hoplandrothrips flavipes (Bagnall, 1923)

Distribution. Fujian, Hainan^*, Jiangsu, Jiangxi^*, Taiwan.

+ Hoplandrothrips formosae Okajima & Masumoto, 2024

Distribution. Taiwan (Okajima & Masumoto, 2024).

Hoplandrothrips nobilis Priesner, 1939

Distribution. Guangdong.

+ Hoplandrothrips nonakai Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Guangxi, Jiangxi (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

Hoplandrothrips obesametae Chen, 1980

Distribution. Fujian, Hainan, Taiwan.

+ Hoplandrothrips ochraceus Okajima & Urushihara, 1992

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Hainan^*, Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2014).

Hoplandrothrips orientalis (Moulton, 1927)

Distribution. Hong Kong.

+ Hoplandrothrips quinqueconus Okajima & Masumoto, 2024

Distribution. Taiwan (Okajima & Masumoto, 2024).

+ Hoplandrothrips sapae Okajima & Masumoto, 2024

Distribution. Sichuan, Taiwan (Okajima & Masumoto, 2024).

Hoplandrothrips trucatoapicus Guo, Feng & Duan, 2004

Distribution. Henan, Inner Mongolia^*.

Genus Hoplothrips Amyot & Serville, 1843

+ Hoplothrips corticis De Geer, 1773

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan.

Note. Hoplothrips aceris was synonymized with H. corticis by Okajima (2006).

Hoplothrips fungosus Moulton, 1928

Distribution. Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong^*, Hainan, Taiwan.

+ Hoplothrips hongruiae Mound & Wang, 2020

Distribution. Yunnan (Mound & Wang, 2020).

Hoplothrips japonicus (Karny, 1913)

Distribution. Hubei^*, Jiangxi^*, Taiwan.

Hoplothrips mainlingensis Han, 1988

Distribution. Gansu^*, Guizhou^*, Hunan, Tibet.

Hoplothrips orientalis (Ananthakrishnan, 1969)

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Hoplothrips palidispinosus Steinweden & Moulton, 1930

Distribution. Zhejiang (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

+ Hoplothrips persimilis Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Guangdong (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

Genus Horistothrips Morgan, 1913

Horistothrips palidispinosus Steinweden & Moulton, 1930

Distribution. Jiangxi, Zhejiang.

Genus Hyidiothrips Hood, 1938

Hyidiothrips brunneus Okajima, 1995

Distribution. Taiwan.

Hyidiothrips guangdongensis Wang, Tong & Zhang, 2006

Distribution. Guangdong.

Hyidiothrips japonicus Okajima, 1977

Distribution. Guangdong.

Genus Karnyothrips Watson, 1923

+ Karnyothrips cyathomorphus Wang, Mirab-balou & Tong, 2013

Distribution. Guangdong (Wang et al., 2013).

Karnyothrips flavipes (Jones, 1912)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou^*, Hainan, Hunan, Sichuan.

Karnyothrips melaleucus (Bagnall, 1911)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

+ Karnyothrips palmarea (Chen, 1980)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Note. Xylaplothrips palmarea Chen transferred to the genus Karnyothrips as a new combination (Dang et al., 2014).

+ Karnyothrips robustus Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Taiwan (Wang et al., 2013).

Genus Leeuwenia Karny, 1912

Leeuwenia coriacea (Bagnall, 1912)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan.

Leeuwenia flavicornata Zhang & Tong, 1993

Distribution. Yunnan.

Leeuwenia karnyiana Priesner, 1929

Distribution. Hainan, Hunan.

Leeuwenia pasanii (Mukaigawa, 1912)

Distribution. Guangdong, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Leeuwenia pugnatrix Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Fujian, Taiwan.

Leeuwenia taiwanensis Takahashi, 1936

Distribution. Taiwan.

Leeuwenia vorax Ananthakrishnan, 1970

Distribution. Hainan.

Genus Liophloeothrips Priesner, 1919

Liophloeothrips succintus Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish, 1969

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

+ Liophloeothrips terminaliae (Moulton, 1928)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Note. Liothrips terminaliae Moulton transferred to the genus Liophloeothrips as a new combination (Wang & Lin, 2020).

Genus Liothrips Uzel, 1895

Liothrips adusticornis (Karny, 1916)

Distribution. Fujian, Hong Kong^*.

+ Liothrips aporosae (Tong, Lau & Zhao, 2021)

Distribution. Hainan, Hong Kong (Tong et al., 2021).

Note. Psephenothrips aporosae described by Tong et al. (2021), was transferred to the genus Liothrips as a new combination (Dang et al., 2024b).

Liothrips bomiensis Han, 1988

Distribution. Tibet.

Liothrips bournierorum Han, 1993

Distribution. Sichuan.

+ Liothrips brevis Dang & Qiao, 2024

Distribution. Guangxi, Yunnan (Dang et al., 2024b).

Liothrips brevitubus Karny, 1964

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Liothrips dayulingensis Wang & Lin, 2020

Distribution. Taiwan (Wang & Lin, 2020).

+ Liothrips elongatus Dang & Qiao, 2024

Distribution. Yunnan (Dang et al., 2024b).

Liothrips fagraeae Priesner, 1968

Distribution. Sichuan.

Liothrips floridensis (Watson, 1913)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan.

+ Liothrips hagai Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Yunnan (Dang et al., 2024b).

+ Liothrips heptapleuricola (Takahashi, 1937)

Distribution. Taiwan^*, Yunnan (Wang & Lin, 2020).

Liothrips heptapleurinus (Priesner, 1935)

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Liothrips hsuae Wang & Lin, 2020

Distribution. Taiwan (Wang & Lin, 2020).

Liothrips kuwayamai (Moulton, 1928)

Distribution. Yunnan, Taiwan.

+ Liothrips longistylus Dang et Qiao, 2024

Distribution. Guangxi (Dang et al., 2024b).

+ Liothrips minys Ananthakrishnan, 1972

Distribution. Fujian, Shaanxi, Yunnan (Dang et al., 2024b).

+ Liothrips mirabilis (Schmutz, 1913)

Distribution. Southern China (Dang et al., 2024b).

Note. Liothrips karnyi (Bagnall, 1914) is a synonym of L. mirabilis (see Dang et al., 2024b).

+ Liothrips miyazakii Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Sichuan (Dang et al., 2024b).

+ Liothrips mohanrami Bhatti, Varatharajan & Singh, 2006

Distribution. Tibet (Dang et al., 2024b).

+ Liothrips motuoensis Dang & Qiao, 2024

Distribution. Tibet (Dang et al., 2024b).

+ Liothrips pallipes (Karny, 1913)

Distribution. Guangxi, Taiwan^* (Wang & Lin, 2020).

Note. Liothrips kuwanai (Moulton, 1928) was recorded from Taiwan and synonymized with L. pallipes by Mound (2020).

+ Liothrips piceae Dang & Qiao, 2024

Distribution. Xinjiang (Dang et al., 2024b).

Liothrips piperinus Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

+ Liothrips populi Dang & Qiao, 2024

Distribution. Inner Mongolia (Dang et al., 2024b).

+ Liothrips rohdeae Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Sichuan (Dang et al., 2024b).

Liothrips setinodis (Reuter, 1880)

Distribution. Sichuan, Guangxi^*.

Liothrips styracinus Priesner, 1968

Distribution. Fujian, Taiwan.

Liothrips takahashii (Moulton, 1928)

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

+ Liothrips threobrevis Moulton, 1928

Distribution. Hainan, Henan, Taiwan.

Note. A new name was proposed for Gynaikothrips citricornis Moulton by Wang and Lin (2020), and a replacement name for citricornis Moulton, a homonym of citricornis Hood.

+ Liothrips tibetanus Dang & Qiao, 2024

Distribution. Tibet (Dang et al., 2024b).

Liothrips vaneeckei Priesner, 1920

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Sichuan, Taiwan.

Note. Four Liothrips species, i.e. L. chinensis Han, L. diwasabiae Han, L. sanxiaensis Han and L. sinarundinariae Han synonymized with L. vaneeckei by Dang et al. (2024b).

+ Liothrips vitivorus Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Taiwan (Wang & Lin, 2020).

Note. Replacement name for claripennis Moulton 1928 (see Dang et al., 2024b)

+ Liothrips wasabiae Haga & Okajima, 1983

Distribution. Northern China (Dang et al., 2024b).

+ Genus Lissothrips Hood, 1908

Note. Added by Cao et al. (2016) to the fauna of China.

+ Lissothrips okajimai Mound, 1989

Distribution. Hunan (Cao et al., 2016).

Genus Litotetothrips Priesner, 1929

Litotetothrips hainanensis Feng & Guo, 2004

Distribution. Hainan.

Litotetothrips pasaniae Kurosawa, 1937

Distribution. Taiwan.

Litotetothrips rotundus (Moulton, 1928)

Distribution. Hong Kong, Taiwan.

+ Genus Macrophthalmothrips Karny, 1922

Note. Added by Wang & Zhao (2022) to the fauna of China.

+ Macrophthalmothrips splendidus Ananthakrishnan, 1968

Distribution. Yunnan (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

Genus Manothrips Priesner, 1953

Manothrips fortis Priesner, 1953

Distribution. Fujian.

Genus Medogothrips Han, 1988

Medogothrips reticulatus Han, 1988

Distribution. Tibet.

Genus Megalothrips Uzel, 1895

Megalothrips roundus Guo, Cao & Feng, 2010

Distribution. Hubei.

+ Genus Mesandrothrips Priesner, 1933

Note. Added by Dang et al. (2020) to the fauna of China.

+ Mesandrothrips acutisetis Dang & Qiao, 2020

Distribution. Shaanxi (Dang et al., 2020).

+ Mesandrothrips inquilinus (Priesner, 1921)

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Sichuan (Dang et al., 2020), Taiwan^*.

+ Mesandrothrips pictipes (Bagnall, 1919)

Distribution. Jiangxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan (Dang et al., 2020), Hunan^*, Guangdong^*, Hainan^*.

+ Mesandrothrips subterraneus (Crawford, 1938)

Distribution. Guangdong, Yunnan (Dang et al., 2020).

Genus Mesothrips Zimmermann, 1900

Mesothrips claripennis Moulton, 1928

Distribution. Guangdong, Guangxi^*, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

+ Mesothrips jianfengi Dang, Tong & Mound, 2024

Distribution. Xizang, Yunnan (Dang et al., 2024a).

Mesothrips jordani Zimmermann, 1900

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi^*, Hainan, Hong Kong, Shaanxi^*, Taiwan, Yunnan.

+ Mesothrips longistylus Dang, Tong & Mound, 2024

Distribution. Sichuan (Dang et al., 2024a).

Mesothrips pyctes Karny, 1916

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Mesothrips vernicia Dang, Tong & Mound, 2024

Distribution. Hubei, Sichuan (Dang et al., 2024a).

+ Mesothrips vitripennis Karny, 1922

Distribution. Guangdong, Guangxi^*, Hainan, Hong Kong.

Note. Mesothrips moundi was synonymized with M. vitripennis by Dang et al. (2024a).

Genus Mystrothrips Priesner, 1949

+ Mystrothrips levis Zhao & Tong, 2017

Distribution. Guangdong (Zhao & Tong, 2017a).

Mystrothrips longantennus Wang, Tong & Zhang, 2008

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan^*, Yunnan.

+ Mystrothrips reteanum Shin & Woo, 1999

Distribution. Guangdong, Guangxi^*, Taiwan^*.

Note. Mystrothrips flavidus was synonymized with M. reteanum by Mound and Tree (2018).

Genus Oidanothrips Moulton, 1944

Oidanothrips frontalis (Bagnall, 1914)

Distribution. Gansu^*, Guangxi^*, Henan, Yunnan.

Note. Oidanothrips notabilis Feng, Guo & Duan, 2006 synonymized with O. frontalis by Dang et al. (2014).

Oidanothrips taiwanus Okajima, 1999

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Hainan^*, Taiwan.

Oidanothrips takasago Okajima, 1999

Distribution. Taiwan.

Genus Okajimathrips Bhatti, 1992

Okajimathrips kentingensis (Okajima, 1986)

Distribution. Taiwan.

+ Genus Pentagonothrips Haga & Okajima, 1979

Note. Added by Zhao & Tong (2017a) to the fauna of China.

+ Pentagonothrips antennalis Haga & Okajima, 1979

Distribution. Hubei, Hunan (Zhao & Tong, 2017a).

Genus Phenicothrips Bhatti, 1995

Phenicothrips callosae Priesner, 1968

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

Phenicothrips eugeniae (Priesner, 1930)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

Phenicothrips siamensis (Karny, 1923)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Genus Phylladothrips Priesner, 1933

+ Phylladothrips fasciae Okajima, 1988

Distribution. Xizang (Dang et al., 2023a).

Phylladothrips pallidus Okajima, 1988

Distribution. Taiwan.

Phylladothrips pictus Okajima, 1988

Distribution. Guangxi^*, Taiwan.

+ Phylladothrips trisetae Dang & Mound, 2023

Distribution. Xizang (Dang et al., 2023a).

Genus Plectrothrips Hood, 1908

+ Plectrothrips bicolor Okajima, 1981

Distribution. Guangdong (Zhao & Tong, 2017a).

Plectrothrips corticinus Priesner, 1935

Distribution. Beijing, Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

+ Plectrothrips crassiceps (Priesner, 1932)

Distribution. Beijing (Dang et al., 2014).

Plectrothrips hiromasai Okajima, 1981

Distribution. Taiwan.

Genus Plicothrips Bhatti, 1979

Plicothrips apicalis (Bagnall, 1915)

Distribution. Taiwan, Yunnan^*.

Genus Podothrips Hood, 1913

+ Podothrips femoralis Dang & Qiao, 2019

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan (Dang et al., 2019).

Podothrips lucasseni (Krüger, 1890)

Distribution. Guizhou^*, Taiwan.

Podothrips luteus Okajima, 1978

Distribution. Taiwan.

Podothrips odonaspicola (Kurosawa, 1937)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hubei^*, Sichuan^*, Taiwan.

Note. Repeated as a new record for China by Dang et al. (2019).

+ Podothrips sasacola Kurosawa, 1940

Distribution. Sichuan (Dang et al., 2019).

+ Podothrips semiflavus Hood, 1913

Distribution. Guangdong (Dang et al., 2019).

Genus Praepodothrips Priesner & Seshadri, 1953

Praepodothrips flavicornis (Zhang, 1984)

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

+ Praepodothrips priesneri Ananthakrishnan, 1955

Distribution. Guangdong (Wang & Zhao, 2022).

Praepodothrips yunnanensis Zhang & Tong, 1993

Distribution. Yunnan.

Genus Preeriella Hood, 1939

Preeriella armigera Okajima, 1998

Distribution. Taiwan.

Preeriella formosana Okajima, 1998

Distribution. Taiwan.

Preeriella parvula Okajima, 1978

Distribution. Fujian^*, Guangdong, Yunnan.

Genus Psalidothrips Priesner, 1932

Psalidothrips amens Priesner, 1932

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

+ Psalidothrips angustus Zhao, Zhang & Tong, 2018

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan (Zhao et al., 2018b).

Psalidothrips armatus Okajima, 1983

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan.

Psalidothrips ascitus (Ananthakrishnan, 1969)

Distribution. Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei^*, Hunan^*, Jiangxi^*, Yunnan, Taiwan.

Psalidothrips bicoloratus Wang, Tong & Zhang, 2007

Distribution. Guangdong.

Psalidothrips chebalingicus Zhang & Tong, 1997

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan^*, Hunan^*, Jiangxi^*.

+ Psalidothrips comosus Zhao, Zhang & Tong, 2018

Distribution. Guangdong (Zhao et al., 2018b).

+ Psalidothrips consimilis Okajima, 1992

Distribution. Guangdong (Zhao et al., 2018b).

Psalidothrips elagatus Wang, Tong & Zhang, 2007

Distribution. Guangdong.

+ Psalidothrips fabarius Zhao, Zhang & Tong, 2018

Distribution. Guangdong (Zhao et al., 2018b).

+ Psalidothrips latizonus Zhao, Zhang & Tong, 2018

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan (Zhao et al., 2018b).

Psalidothrips lewisi (Bagnall, 1914)

Distribution. Guangdong, Guizhou^*, Hainan, Hunan^*, Jiangxi^*, Shandong^*, Yunnan^*.

Psalidothrips longidens Wang, Tong & Zhang, 2007

Distribution. Guangdong.

+ Psalidothrips nigroterminatus Zhao, Zhang & Tong, 2018

Distribution. Hainan, Yunnan (Zhao et al., 2018b).

Psalidothrips simplus Haga, 1973

Distribution. Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei^*, Hunan^*, Jiangxi^*, Yunnan^*.

Genus Psephenothrips Reyes, 1994

+ Psephenothrips baiheensis Wang & Lin, 2020

Distribution. Taiwan (Wang & Lin, 2020).

+ Psephenothrips cymbidas Wang & Lin, 2020

Distribution. Taiwan (Wang & Lin, 2020).

+ Psephenothrips eriobotryae Dang & Qiao, 2021

Distribution. Sichuan (Dang et al., 2021b).

+ Psephenothrips leptoceras Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Taiwan^*, Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2014; Wang & Lin, 2020).

Psephenothrips machili (Moulton, 1928)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Genus Pygmaeothrips Karny, 1920

Pygmaeothrips angusticeps (Hood, 1908)

Distribution. Hainan^*, Taiwan.

+ Genus Sinuothrips Collins, 2000

Note. Added by Dang and Qiao (2013b) to the fauna of China.

+ Sinuothrips hasta Collins, 2000

Distribution. Inner Mongolia (Dang & Qiao, 2013b).

Genus Sophiothrips Hood, 1934

Sophiothrips nigrus Ananthakrishnan, 1971

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Hunan^*, Taiwan.

Sophiothrips typicus (Ananthakrishnan, 1964)

Distribution. Taiwan.

Genus Stephanothrips Trybom, 1913

+ Stephanothrips austrinus Tong & Zhao, 2017

Distribution. Guangdong, Jiangxi (Tong & Zhao, 2017).

Stephanothrips formosanus Okajima, 1976

Distribution. Taiwan.

Stephanothrips japonicus Saikawa, 1974

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei^*, Jiangxi^*, Shandong^*, Taiwan, Yunnan^*, Zhejiang^*.

Stephanothrips kentingensis Okajima, 1976

Distribution. Guangdong, Taiwan.

Stephanothrips occidentalis Hood & Williams, 1925

Distribution. Guangdong, Hainan^*, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Genus Strepterothrips Hood, 1934

Strepterothrips orientalis Ananthakrishnan, 1964

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Taiwan.

+ Genus Streptothrips Priesner, 1932

Note. Added by Dang et al. (2014) to the fauna of China.

+ Streptothrips tibialis Priesner, 1932

Distribution. Guangxi (Dang et al., 2014).

Genus Terthrothrips Karny, 1925

+ Terthrothrips ananthakrishnani Kudô, 1978

Distribution. Fujian (Cao et al., 2012), Jiangxi^*.

Terthrothrips apterus Kudô, 1978

Distribution. Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan.

+ Terthrothrips levigatus Zhao & Tong, 2017

Distribution. Guangdong (Zhao & Tong, 2017b).

Terthrothrips palmatus Wang & Tong, 2011

Distribution. Hainan, Yunnan.

Terthrothrips parvus Okajima, 2006

Distribution. Guangdong, Guizhou^*, Hainan, Taiwan^*, Yunnan^*.

+ Terthrothrips strasseni Dang, Mound & Qiao, 2014

Distribution. Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan (Zhao & Tong, 2017b).

+ Terthrothrips trigonius Zhao & Tong, 2017

Distribution. Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan (Zhao & Tong, 2017b).

+ Genus Teuchothrips Hood, 1919

Note. Added by Dang et al. (2024b) to the fauna of China.

+ Teuchothrips fuscus (Steinweden & Moulton, 1930)

Distribution. Zhejiang (Dang et al., 2024b).

Note. Liothrips fuscus transferred to the genus Teuchothrips as a new combination (Dang et al., 2024b).

+ Teuchothrips turkestanicus (John, 1928)

Distribution. Inner Mongolia, Ningxia.

Note. Liothrips turkestanicus transferred to the genus Teuchothrips as a new combination (Dang et al., 2024b).

+ Genus Urothrips Bagnall, 1909

Note. Dang and Qiao (2012c) added Coxothrips Bournier to the fauna of China, and then it was synonymized with Urothrips by Ulitzka & Mound (2014).

+ Urothrips calvus Tong & Zhao, 2017

Distribution. Jiangxi (Tong & Zhao, 2017).

+ Urothrips gibberosa (Kudô, 1989)

Distribution. Tibet (Dang & Qiao, 2012c).

Note. This species was recorded from China as Coxothrips gibberosa (Kudô) by Dang and Qiao (2012c) and was synonymized by Ulitzka & Mound (2014).

+ Urothrips lancangensis Zhao & Tong, 2017

Distribution. Yunnan (Zhao & Tong, 2017a).

+ Urothrips probolus Lu & Wang, 2019

Distribution. Yunnan (Lu & Wang, 2019).

+ Urothrips tarai (Stannard, 1970)

Distribution. Guangdong^*, Hainan^*, Yunnan (Dang & Qiao, 2012c).

Note. This species was recorded from China as Coxothrips tarai (Stannard) by Dang and Qiao (2012c), and synonymized by Ulitzka and Mound (2014).

Genus Veerabahuthrips Ramakrishna, 1932

Veerabahuthrips longicornis Okajima, 1978

Distribution. Fujian.

Genus Xylaplothrips Priesner, 1928

Xylaplothrips inquilinus (Priesner, 1921)

Distribution. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan.

Xylaplothrips pictipes (Bagnall, 1919)

Distribution. Yunnan.

DISCUSSION

China is one of 17 megadiverse countries lying in two of the world's major biogeographic realms: the Palaearctic and the Indomalayan (Zhen, 1960; Zhang, 1998). By one measure, China has over 34,687 species of animals and vascular plants, making it the third-most biodiverse country in the world after Brazil and Colombia (Anonymous, 2024b). In China, the resulting diversity of biomes, from the cold northern forests and grasslands to the rich tropical forests of the south and the extensively dissected topography of the southwest, supports a highly diverse flora and fauna. This diversity is clearly reflected in the Thysanoptera fauna, with a few endemics (Li et al., 2018c), but European taxa in the north (Mirab-balou et al., 2014d), Asian taxa in the south (Li et al. 2018b), and several from Australia reported from southern China. Fortunately, in the past 10 years, many additional taxa have been newly recorded or described for this country (Table 1). In total, according to the latest statistics of thrips species in China, which is 816 species, it includes about 12.6% of all species of thrips in the world.

Table 1. The number of taxa and their events in China (including Taiwan), 2011 to 2024.

Globally, the order Thysanoptera comprises 6,458 species in 788 genera, but the diversity in China shares ~12.6% of the global thrips diversity. In total, 816 species in 206 genera within two suborders, six families and six subfamilies. According to this updated checklist, the family Thripidae is the most diverse, with 412 species. Within this family, the richest genera are Thrips with 44 species, followed by Stenchaetothrips with 23 species, Mycterothrips with 18 species and Trichromothrips with 17 species. Regarding the Thrips genus, which has the most species in China, compared to the Japanese thrips fauna, only 39% of Japanese species have been reported in China (Masumoto & Okajima, 2019), but compared to Indian thrips fauna, about 56% of Indian species have been reported from this country (Tyagi et al., 2024). Considering that a part of China is located in the Palaearctic region, compared to a country like Iran, about 36% of the Thrips species in both countries are similar (Mirab-balou, 2018). The family Phlaeothripidae currently comprises more than 3,700 species worldwide and is the richest group in the order (ThripsWiki, 2023). In China, about 10% of this family has been recorded, showing a small number of the species. In this family, the richest genera are Liothrips, with 34 species, followed by Haplothrips, with 21 species and Bamboosiella, with 18 species. The family Aeolothripidae is represented by 24 species in six genera in China. This family includes facultative or obligatory predatory species, such as those in the genera Franklinothrips and Aeolothrips (Mound & Marullo, 1996). The most species have been recorded from Taiwan, with 292 records, followed by Yunnan, with 273 records, and Guangdong, with 237 records (Table 2).

Table 2. The number of thrips species recorded from China (provinces and autonomous regions).

Localities	No. Species	Localities	No. Species
Anhui	3	Shanxi	5
Fujian	113	Shandong	22
Gansu	24	Sichuan	78
Guangdong	237	Yunnan	273
Guizhou	65	Zhejiang	50
Hainan	198	Guangxi	87
Hebei	20	Inner Mongolia	48
Heilongjiang	9	Ningxia	33
Henan	31	Tibet or Xizang	41
Hubei	36	Xinjiang	15
Hunan	52	Beijing	27
Jiangsu	30	Chongqing	6
Jiangxi	41	Shanghai	1
Jilin	7	Tianjin	0
Liaoning	8	Taiwan	292
Qinghai	5	Hong Kong	11
Shaanxi	39

AUTHOR′S CONTRIBUTION

The author confirms his contribution to the whole processing steps in the research, conceptualization, collecting the specimens, and manuscript preparation. He read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

FUNDING

This research received no specific grant from any funding agencies.

AVAILABILITY OF DATA AND MATERIAL

Some of the specimens examined in this study are deposited in the collection of the Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ilam University, Iran (ILAMU) and are available from the curator upon request. The type specimens are preserved in the collections and museums, whose names are mentioned in the cited papers.

ETHICS APPROVAL AND CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE

This study only included arthropod material, and all required ethical guidelines for the treatment and use of animals were strictly adhered to in accordance with international, national, and institutional regulations. No human participants were involved in any studies conducted by the authors for this article.

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CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this paper.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to all professors, experts, researchers, and students for their invaluable contributions to the research on Thysanoptera in China. This paper is dedicated to Professor Wei-qiu ZHANG, Emeritus Professor of Entomology at South China Agricultural University (SCAU), who has worked on Thysanoptera in China since 1980 (for four decades) and he has collected and identified a large number of thrips in SCAU; he died on 27 June 2019 at the age of 88; and to Professor Xiao-li TONG, retired Professor of Entomology at South China Agricultural University; who has also worked on Thysanoptera and Ephemeroptera in China since 1988 (for 36 years), and he has collected and identified a large number of thrips and mayflies in SCAU. I would like to thank Prof. Xue-xin Chen from Zhejiang University, Prof. Shu-Jun Wei and Prof. Hong Lu from the Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, China, for their support, and I am grateful to Dr L.A. Mound (Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra), Prof. Xiao-li Tong (SCAU), Dr. Hongrui Zhang and Yajin Li (Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China), for their supplying some references; and Dr Ehsan Rakhshani (Professor at the Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Iran) for his useful comments on the earlier draft. The author would like to thank to the anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments on the manuscript. Sincere thanks to the subject editor, Prof. Kambiz Minaei (Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Iran).