Ptycta Enderlein, 1925

Schmidt, Evan R. & New, Timothy R., 2008, The Psocoptera (Insecta) of Tasmania, Australia, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 65, pp. 71-152 : 136-137

Ptycta Enderlein

Ptycta Enderlein, 1925: 102 . Type species: Psocus haleakalae

Perkins.

Material examined. Site 115B, 1, 1, 22 Feb 88; site 152A, 1, 4, 10 nymphs, 23 Feb 88; site 175, 1, 26 Apr 87; site 177, 2, 3, 10 nymphs, 18 Mar 87; 1, 26 Apr 87; site 179A, 2, 10, 18 Mar 87; site 180A, 1, 18 Mar 87; site 200A, 1, 2, 8 nymphs, 18 Apr 87; site 200C, 8 nymphs, 18 Apr 87; site 207, 1, 17 Apr 87; site 248A, 11, 8, 24 Jan 87.

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– Hypandrium with asymmetrical tongue, ventral valve of gonapophyses long and slender 2

Hypandrium lobes symmetrical, ventral valve of gonapophyses short 6

Distribution. Tasmania, Flinders I (Bass Strait), Victoria and

New South Wales.

Remarks. This species was collected from January to April on the northern plains and slopes predominantly from wet forest. It was also taken at two coastal localities (Eddystone Point and Sisters Beach) from Casuarina stricta and Banksia serrata .

2. Antedorsum and dorsa of mesothorax dark brown colei sp. nov.

– Antedorsum and dorsa of mesothorax pale 3

3. IO:D = 3.0, IO:D = 2.2 australis Schmidt and Thornton – IO:D = 2.0-2.4, IO:D = 1.3-1.5 4

4. Head with brown and mauve markings freycineti sp. nov.

– Head with brown markings 5

5. Pterostigma of fore wing pigmented in apical third, not extending basally past apex where spur-vein originates glossoptera New

– Pterostigma of fore wing pigmented in apical half, extending basally past apex where spur-vein originates pallawahensis sp. nov.

6. Fore wing hyaline (except pterostigma), male paraproct with rugose basal region emarginata New

– Fore wing with brown patches (except pterostigma), male paraproct lacking rugose basal region 7

7. Phallosome incompletely closed; epiproct with narrow elongated anterior projection; female fore wing with brown band medially in cell Cu 2 umbrata New

– Phallosome completely closed; epiproct with broad semicircular anterior projection; female fore wing lacking brown band medially in cell Cu

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campbelli Schmidt and Thornton