Species Liposcelis corrodens (Heymons, 1909)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Troctes corrodens Heymons, R. 1909. Ein neuer Troctes als Schädling in Buchweizengrütze. (Corrod.). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1909: 452-455 3 figs [452].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMB adults (sexes not specified), Germany.

  Type locality references:

  Lienhard, C. 1990. Revision of the Western Palaearctic species of Liposcelis Motschulsky (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae). Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik 117: 117-174 figs 1-21.
• Liposcelis subfuscus Broadhead, E. 1947. New species of Liposcelis Motschulsky (Corrodentia, Liposcelidae) in England. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 98(3): 41-58 1 pl. 9 figs [48].

  Type data:

   Holotype OUM ♀ adult, on orris root, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England (possibly introduced).
  Paratype(s) OUM ♂ adult; PCB adults (number and sexes unknown).

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Günther, K.K. 1974. Staubläuse, (Psocoptera). In Senglaub, K., Hannemann, H.J. & Schumann, H. (eds) Die Tierwelt Deutschlands. Jena. 6l Teil 314 pp. 437 figs. [101]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Probably introduced.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Qld, WA: 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), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: NE coastal
  • Western Australia: SW coastal
• New Zealand

Nearctic Region

Neotropical Region

Palaearctic Region

Ecological Descriptors

Litter, under bark.

Extra Ecological Information

Guano in caves, mammal and wasp nests, in houses.

 

General References

Broadhead, E. 1952. A comparative study of the mating of eight Liposcelis species. Trans. 9th Int. Congr. Ent. Amsterdam 1951: 380–382 1 fig.

Lienhard, C. 1990. Revision of the Western Palaearctic species of Liposcelis Motschulsky (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae). Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik 117: 117-174 figs 1-21 (references to biology in Europe)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)