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Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel 1931

Description

Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel, 1931

Material examined. Malta, Buskett, 17. v.1974, 1 ♀, in soil sample, VM; Zejtun, 20. x.2014, 8 ♀, in private residence, DM.

Notes. This species was previously reported from Malta by Lienhard (1990). It is a cosmopolitan species with obligate thelytokous parthenogenesis and is the most common domestic species of Psocoptera, often being a serious pest in the food industry, households, herbaria, medical mycotheca and similar commodities (Lienhard 1990, 1998).

Notes

Published as part of Lienhard, Charles & Mifsud, David, 2015, Psocids from Malta (Insecta: Psocodea: ' Psocoptera'), with new synonymy for Peripsocus stagnivagus based on the discovery of its first Palaearctic male, pp. 251-260 in Zootaxa 3936 (2) on page 253, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3936.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/237273

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Liposcelididae
Genus
Liposcelis
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Psocodea
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Badonnel
Species
bostrychophila
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel, 1931 sec. Lienhard & Mifsud, 2015

References

  • Lienhard, C. (1990) Revision of the Western Palaearctic species of Liposcelis Motschulsky (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae). Zoologische Jahrbucher (Abteilung Systematik), 117, 117 - 174.
  • Lienhard, C. (1998) Psocopteres euro-mediterraneens. Faune de France, 83, xx + 517 pp.