Genus Echmepteryx Aaron, 1886
- Echmepteryx Aaron, S.F. 1886. On some new Psocidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 38: 13-18 pl. I [17].
Type species:
Echmepteryx agilis Aaron, 1886 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement
- Roesler, R. 1944. Die Gattungen der Copeognathen. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 105: 117-166 [133]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Hawaiian Islands, Micronesia, West Africa, Moorea, Kermadecs, Chagos Archipelago, Germany (?introduced), Marie-Galante Is., Central America, Aldabras, the tropics.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- Angola
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Réunion
- Seychelles
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Victoria: SE coastal
- Western Australia: SW coastal
- Fiji
- Hawaii
- New Zealand
Nearctic Region
- United States of America
Neotropical Region
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Brazil
- Chile
- Cuba
- Galapagos Islands
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Paraguay
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
Palaearctic Region
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED |
- Loxopholia Enderlein, G. 1931. The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905 under the leadership of Mr. Stanley Gardiner, M.A. VIII. Die Copeognathen-Fauna der Seychellen. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2nd Series Zoology 19: 207-240 52 figs pls 14-16 [225] [first introduced as a genus].
Type species:
Loxopholia pinnula Enderlein, 1931 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread, mainly tropics and warm temperate climates.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Victoria: SE coastal
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED |
- Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) albigena Schmidt, E.R. & Thornton, I.W.B. 1993. The Psocoptera (Insecta) of Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 53(2): 137-220 249 figs [Date published 1993: publication dated 31 December 1992] [144].
Type data:
Holotype AM K73372 ♂ adult, Refuge Cove, Wilsons Promontory National Park, VIC.
Paratype(s) AM K73373–K73376 2♀ 2♂ adults.
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Wilsons Promontory.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Tall open forest.
Extra Ecological Information
On Leptospermum laevigatum [Myrtaceae].
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2014 | MODIFIED |
- Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) brunnea Smithers, C.N. 1965. The Lepidopsocidae (Psocoptera) of Australia. Journal of the Entomological Society of Queensland 4: 72-78 20 figs [75].
Type data:
Holotype AM K68296 ♀ adult, National Park, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM K68297 ♂ adult; AM K68294–K68295 2♀ adults.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal.
Extra Ecological Information
Low shrubs, sandstone community, on Allocasuarina [Casuarinaceae], Castanospermum australe [Fabaceae], Maclura pomifera [Moraceae].
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
- Echmepteryx hartmeyeri Enderlein, G. 1907. Copeognatha 1. pp. 233-250-6 figs in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger Südwest-australischen Forschungsresise 1905. Jena : Fischer. [238].
Type data:
Holotype WAM ♀ adult, Karrakatta, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Unknown.
General References
Roesler, R. 1944. Die Gattungen der Copeognathen. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 105: 117-166 [133] (included this species in subgenus Loxopholia)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
- Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) howensis Smithers, C.N. & Thornton, I.W.B. 1975. The Psocoptera (Insecta) of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 29(16): 453-472 54 figs [454].
Type data:
Holotype AM K69937 ♂ adult, Transit Hill, Lord Howe Is.
Paratype(s) AM K69938–K69944 14♂ 10♀ adults.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED |
- Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) quadrilineata Smithers, C.N. 1965. The Lepidopsocidae (Psocoptera) of Australia. Journal of the Entomological Society of Queensland 4: 72-78 20 figs [78].
Type data:
Holotype AM K68298 ♀ adult, Tantamangwalo Lookout, NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, scrub.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
- Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) renoides Schmidt, E.R. & Thornton, I.W.B. 1993. The Psocoptera (Insecta) of Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 53(2): 137-220 249 figs [Date published 1993: publication dated 31 December 1992] [144].
Type data:
Holotype AM K73377 ♀ adult, Wilsons Promontory National Park, VIC.
Paratype(s) AM K73378–K73382 2♂ 3♀ adults.
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal dunes.
Extra Ecological Information
On Casuarina [Casuarinaceae], Melaleuca and Leptospermum [Myrtaceae].
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2014 | MODIFIED |
- Thylacopsis Enderlein, G. 1911. Die fossilen Copeognathen und ihre phylogenie. Palaeontographica 57: 279-360 figs A-S pls XXI-XXVII (figs 1-1 [348] [first introduced as a genus].
Type species:
Echmepteryx mihira Enderlein, 1906 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread, mainly tropics and warm temperate climates.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- New Zealand
Nearctic Region
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
Palaearctic Region
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
- Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) lunulata Thornton, I.W.B., Lee, S.S. & Chui, W.D. 1972. Insects of Micronesia: Psocoptera. Insects of Micronesia 8(4): 45-144, 32 figs [64].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread species: the Hawaiian Islands, the Bonins, Marianas, Carolines, Marshalls, Society Islands, Galapagos, Fiji, Tonga, Bali, Krakatau, Java and Sumatra, Chagos Archipelago, Diego Garcia, Réunion and from Marie Galante and Bioko Islands; Australia: Christmas Island.
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
- Thylax madagascariensis Kolbe, H.J. 1885. Zur Kenntnis der Psociden-Fauna Madagaskars. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 29: 183-192 pl. IVB [184].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown adult (sex unknown; Badonnel, A. 1967. Insectes Psocoptères. Faune de Madagascar 23: 1–238 496 figs [7] states that the type could not be found), Madagascar. - Echmepteryx costalis Banks, N. 1931. On some Psocidae from the Hawaiian Is. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 7(3): 437-441 pls VII-IX [439].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MCZ adults (sexes not given, at least 2 specimens), Ewa, Oahu, Hawaiian Is. - Thylacopsis albidus Badonnel, A. 1949. Psocoptères de la Côte d'Ivoire. Mission Paulian-Delamare (1945). Revue Française d'Entomologie 16: 20-46 61 figs [25].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 8♂ 10♀ adults (for 2 nymphs and 4 specimens the sex could not be determined by the author), Le Banco, Ivory Coast.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Badonnel, A. 1967. Insectes Psocoptères. Faune de Madagascar 23: 1-238 496 figs [7]
- Thornton, I.W.B., Lee, S.S. & Chui, W.D. 1972. Insects of Micronesia: Psocoptera. Insects of Micronesia 8(4): 45-144, 32 figs [66]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
First record for Lord Howe Island. Previously known from Madagascar, Réunion, Isle Glorieuse, Seychelles, East Africa, Ivory Coast, Bioko Is., South America, North America, Australia, Hawaii, Bonin Is., Marianas, Kermadecs, Chagos Archipelago, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Galapagos, Tonga, Society Islands, Indonesia, Bermuda, Jamaica, Fiji, Diego Garcìa, Chile, Hong Kong, Germany (introduced, in greenhouse). (Smithers, 2007)
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
- New Zealand
Nearctic Region
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
Palaearctic Region
Distribution References
- Smithers, C.N. 2007. Lord Howe Island Psocoptera (Insecta). Records of the Australian Museum 59: 9-26 [12] (First record for Lord Howe Island)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, litter, riparian.
Extra Ecological Information
Also in finch nests (in Africa).
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
- Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) pallida Smithers, C.N. 1965. The Lepidopsocidae (Psocoptera) of Australia. Journal of the Entomological Society of Queensland 4: 72-78 20 figs [75].
Type data:
Holotype AM K68299 ♀ adult, Rocky River, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM K68300 2♀ adults.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Moorea, Bali, Lombok, Krakataus, Java, Sumatra, Society Islands and Bioko Island, Australia: Christmas Island.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest plateau, riparian, tropical.
Extra Ecological Information
Dead foliage, ephemeral habitats, wide plant range but not on grasses.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
- Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) picta Smithers, C.N. 1977. The Psocoptera of Muogamarra Nature Reserve. Records of the Australian Museum 31(7): 251-306 98 figs [254].
Type data:
Holotype AM K70271 ♂ adult, Muogammara Nature Reserve, NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, tall forest.
Extra Ecological Information
On Eucalyptus [Myrtaceae] twigs, mangroves.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Unplaced to Subgenus
Distribution
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED |
- Echmepteryx anomala Smithers, C.N. & Thornton, I.W.B. 1975. The Psocoptera (Insecta) of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 29(16): 453-472 54 figs [456].
Type data:
Holotype AM K69945 ♂ adult, Transit Hill Road, Lord Howe Is.
Paratype(s) AM K69946–K69948 3♀ adults.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED |
- Echmepteryx lawrencei Smithers, C.N. 1995. Psocoptera (Insecta) of Christmas Island. Invertebrate Taxonomy 9: 529-561 [531].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ (Allotype ♀ Malaise trap-trough, 10.30°S 105.35E, East-West Pk Track), Australia: Christmas Island, nr Greta Beach [10.30°S 105.41°E].
Paratype(s) ANIC 2♂,♀, Australia: Christmas Island, Natl Pk, 2 km ENE Jack's Hill.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED |