Family LEPIDOPSOCIDAE


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C.N. Smithers Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Introduction

The family Lepidopsocidae comprises 16 genera and about 190 species, among which ten genera and 30 species have been recorded for the Australian fauna, including Christmas Island. Lepidopsocids are essentially tropical with only a few species in more temperate climates. A few species that are found in stored products are more widespread. Other species occur in a variety of habitats, suggesting that as a whole, the family is not specially adapted to any particular environment.

This is one of two families of Psocoptera in which most species are scaly (the other being the Amphientomidae). In life they resemble small microlepidoptera. The antennae may have as many as fifty segments, which are not secondarily 'annulated'. The ocelli are far apart, not grouped on a tubercle. The maxillary palps have a sensillum on the inner side of the second segment. Labial palpi are 2-segmented. The forewings are usually acuminate with the main veins running more nearly parallel to the long axis of the wing than usual; the pterostigma is not thickened; CuP and IA meet the wing margin separately. In the hind wing the media is usually branched. The tarsi are 3-segmented and the claws toothed. The pulvillus is long and fine with or without an expanded tip. The paraprocts do not have a well defined trichobothrial field but some of the larger setae arise from patterned alveoli and a large posterior spine is present. The female gonapophyses are reduced, usually consisting of only the elongate, setose external valve. The male phallosome is open anteriorly with anteriorly diverging arms. The eggs are sculptured, laid singly and are not covered in any way.

Two females from Christmasd Island, Indian Ocean were identified by Smithers (1995) as Thylacella sp. and Lepidopscocus sp.

 

General References

Enderlein, G. 1906. The scaly-winged Copeognatha (Monograph of the Amphientomidae, Lepidopsocidae and Lepidillidae in relation to their morphology and taxonomy). Spolia Zeylanica 4: 39-122 6 figs pls A-G

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]

Smithers, C.N. 1965. The Lepidopsocidae (Psocoptera) of Australia. Journal of the Entomological Society of Queensland 4: 72-78 20 figs

Smithers, C.N. 1995. Psocoptera (Insecta) of Christmas Island. Invertebrate Taxonomy 9: 529-561

Smithers, C.N. & Thornton, I.W.B. 1974. The Psocoptera (Insecta) of Norfolk Island. Records of the Australian Museum 29(8): 209-234 figs 1-67

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

 

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Genus Cyptophania Banks, 1931

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


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IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

General References

Mockford, E.L. & Wynne, J.J. 2013. Genus Cyptophania Banks (Psocodea: 'Psocoptera': Lepidopsocidae): unique features, augmented description of the generotype, and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3702(5): 437–449 (genus redefined)

 

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Species Cyptophania australica Mockford & Wynne, 2013

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

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Species Cyptophania marginata Thornton, Lee & Chui, 1972

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

South Marianas; Marshalls; Fiji; Samoa; Mangareva; Fanning Island; Australia: Christmas Island.


Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Leaf litter.

 

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Genus Echinopsocus Enderlein, 1903

 

Distribution

States

South Australia


Extra Distribution Information

New Guinea.


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IBRA

SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN)

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Australian Region

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Species Echinopsocus grayi Smithers, 1984

 

Distribution

States

South Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.


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IBRA

SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN)

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Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Litter.

 

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Genus Echmepteryx Aaron, 1886

 

Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement

 

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.


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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

Australian Region

Nearctic Region

Neotropical Region

Oriental Region

Palaearctic Region

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Subgenus Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) Enderlein, 1931

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Widespread, mainly tropics and warm temperate climates.


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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

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Species Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) albigena Schmidt & Thornton, 1993

 

Distribution

States

Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

Wilsons Promontory.

Australian Endemic.


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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

Ecological Descriptors

Tall open forest.

Extra Ecological Information

On Leptospermum laevigatum [Myrtaceae].

 

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Species Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) brunnea Smithers, 1965

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


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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

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal.

Extra Ecological Information

Low shrubs, sandstone community, on Allocasuarina [Casuarinaceae], Castanospermum australe [Fabaceae], Maclura pomifera [Moraceae].

 

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Species Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) hartmeyeri Enderlein, 1907

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.


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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

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)

 

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Species Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) howensis Smithers & Thornton, 1975

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


Other Regions

Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal.

 

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Species Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) quadrilineata Smithers, 1965

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.


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IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, scrub.

 

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Species Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) renoides Schmidt & Thornton, 1993

 

Distribution

States

Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


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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

Ecological Descriptors

Coastal dunes.

Extra Ecological Information

On Casuarina [Casuarinaceae], Melaleuca and Leptospermum [Myrtaceae].

 

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Subgenus Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) Enderlein, 1911

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Widespread, mainly tropics and warm temperate climates.


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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

Nearctic Region

Oriental Region

Palaearctic Region

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Species Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) lunulata Thornton, Lee & Chui, 1972

 

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

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Species Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) madagascariensis (Kolbe, 1885)

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

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)


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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

Nearctic Region

Oriental Region

Palaearctic Region

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, litter, riparian.

Extra Ecological Information

Also in finch nests (in Africa).

 

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Species Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) pallida Smithers, 1965

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Moorea, Bali, Lombok, Krakataus, Java, Sumatra, Society Islands and Bioko Island, Australia: Christmas Island.


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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

Oriental Region

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest plateau, riparian, tropical.

Extra Ecological Information

Dead foliage, ephemeral habitats, wide plant range but not on grasses.

 

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Species Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) picta Smithers, 1977

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


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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

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, tall forest.

Extra Ecological Information

On Eucalyptus [Myrtaceae] twigs, mangroves.

 

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Unplaced to Subgenus

Distribution

Other Regions

Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

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Species Echmepteryx anomala Smithers & Thornton, 1975

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


Other Regions

Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal.

 

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Species Echmepteryx lawrencei Smithers, 1995

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.


Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

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Genus Lepidopsocus Enderlein, 1903

 

Distribution

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

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Species Lepidopsocus marmoratus (Banks, 1931)

 

Generic Combinations

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Hawaiian Islands, S Marianas (Saipan), Fiji, Bali, Lombok, Krakataus, Sumatra and Society Islands (Moorea); Australia: Christmas Island.


Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

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Species Lepidopsocus pretiosus (Banks, 1942)

 

Generic Combinations

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Wide distribution in the Pacific: Guam, Marianas, Marshalls, Carolines, Fiji, Tonga, and Society Islands; Australia: Christmas Island.


Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

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Genus Lepolepis Enderlein, 1906

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Aldabras, Britain (introduced).


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IMCRA

Norfolk Island Province (21)

Other Regions

Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Neotropical Region

Oriental Region

Distribution References

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Species Lepolepis graemei Smithers & Thornton, 1974

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


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IMCRA

Norfolk Island Province (21)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Leaf litter.

Extra Ecological Information

Under a variety of vegetation types.

 

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Species Lepolepis trifasciata Smithers, 2007

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


Other Regions

Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater

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Genus Nepticulomima Enderlein, 1906

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Chagos Archipelago, Britain (introduced in stored products?), Micronesia, Cameroon, New Guinea.


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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

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Neotropical Region

Oriental Region

Distribution References

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Species Nepticulomima hosemanni (Enderlein, 1903)

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Bioko Island, Australia: Christmas Island.


Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

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Species Nepticulomima lusiae Thornton, 1981

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Java; Sumatra; the Krakataus and Society Islands (Moorea); Australia: Christmas Island.


Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

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Species Nepticulomima saltuaria Smithers, 1965

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


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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

Ecological Descriptors

Rainforest, tropical.

 

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Species Nepticulomima tridentata Smithers, 1993

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


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IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

On pine logs.

 

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Genus Parasoa Thornton, 1962

 

Distribution

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

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Species Parasoa haploneura Thornton, 1962

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Batu Caves in Malaysia; Singapore; the Krakataus; Australia: Christmas Island.


Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

On bark, rotten wood, under bark.

 

History of changes

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Genus Perientomum Hagen, 1865

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Chagos Archipelago, Aldabras.


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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

Oriental Region

Distribution References

History of changes

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Species Perientomum fucatum Smithers, 1965

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.


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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

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal.

Extra Ecological Information

In rainforest.

 

History of changes

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Genus Pteroxanium Enderlein, 1922

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania


Extra Distribution Information

Europe, North America.


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IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Other Regions

Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Nearctic Region

Neotropical Region

Palaearctic Region

Distribution References

History of changes

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Species Pteroxanium evansi Smithers & Thornton, 1974

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


Other Regions

Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, corticolous, litter.

Extra Ecological Information

In rainforest.

 

History of changes

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Species Pteroxanium insularum Smithers & Thornton, 1974

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


Other Regions

Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal.

Extra Ecological Information

On tree trunks in rainforest and in gardens, on Cupressus sp. [Cupressaceae].

 

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Species Pteroxanium kelloggi (Ribaga, 1905)

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania


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IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Nearctic Region

Neotropical Region

Palaearctic Region

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, coastal dunes.

Extra Ecological Information

In debris under stones, on trunks and branches of coniferous and broad-leaved trees.

 

General References

Mockford, E.L. 1971. Parthenogenesis in Psocids (Insecta: Psocoptera). American Zoologist 11: 327-379 5 figs

New, T.R. 1971. An introduction to the natural history of the British Psocoptera. The Entomologist 104: 59-97

Schmidt, E.R. & New, T.R. 2008. The Psocoptera (Insecta) of Tasmania, Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 65: 71–152

 

History of changes

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Species Pteroxanium ralstonae Smithers & Thornton, 1974

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


Other Regions

Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal.

Extra Ecological Information

On tree trunks and in leaf litter in rainforest.

 

History of changes

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Genus Soa Enderlein, 1904

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Society Ils, Europe, Micronesia, Chagos Archipelago, Bismarck Archipelago.


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IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Nearctic Region

Neotropical Region

Oriental Region

Palaearctic Region

Distribution References

History of changes

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Species Soa flaviterminata Enderlein, 1906

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Malayan regions, Micronesia; Australia: Christmas Island.


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IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Nearctic Region

Neotropical Region

Oriental Region

Palaearctic Region

Ecological Descriptors

Stored products.

Extra Ecological Information

In houses.

 

General References

New, T.R. 1971. An introduction to the natural history of the British Psocoptera. The Entomologist 104: 59-97

 

History of changes

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