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Liposcelis rufa Broadhead

Description

Liposcelis rufa Broadhead

Liposcelis rufus Broadhead 1950: 366.

This species is widely distributed (cf. records in Lienhard and Smithers, 2002) and is found in both outdoor and domestic biotopes. The following are the first records from Hawaii. Although both sexes are known, all of the Hawaiian individuals are females.

Specimens examined. HPL1, 1 female; HPP1, 12 females.

Notes

Published as part of Mockford, Edward L. & Krushelnycky, Paul D., 2008, New species and records of Liposcelis Motschulsky (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) from Hawaii with first description of the male of Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel, pp. 53-68 in Zootaxa 1766 on page 61, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.182025

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Broadhead
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Psocodea
Family
Liposcelididae
Genus
Liposcelis
Species
rufa
Taxon rank
species

References

  • Broadhead, E. (1950) A revision of the genus Liposcelis Motschulsky with notes on the position of this genus in the order Corrodentia and on the variability of ten Liposcelis species. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 101, 335 - 388, 3 pls.
  • Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. (2002) Psocoptera (Insecta) world catalogue and bibliography. Instrumenta Biodivertatis V. Museum d'histoire naturelle, Geneve. xli + 745 pp.