Species of the genus Laureola (Isopoda, Armadillidae), with an identification key to world species

The genus <i>Laureola</i> Barnard, 1960 comprises twelve species distributed across the Afrotropical, Australian, and Oriental regions. In this study, we describe <i>Laureola volamuca</i> Zong, Wang, Jiang & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b>, the second species of the genus recorded in China, which was collected from Hainan Island. The habitus of the adult and male appendages of the new species are illustrated. An identification key to the world species of the genus is provided.