- 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 |