Prionoglaris stygia Enderlein, 1909

Lienhard, Charles, 2021, A new species of Prionoglaris Enderlein (Psocodea: ‘ Psocoptera’: Prionoglarididae) from an Armenian cave, with an account of the distribution of the genus, Revue suisse de Zoologie 128 (2), pp. 227-235 : 231-232

Prionoglaris stygia Enderlein, 1909

Previous records: Male records listed in detail by Lienhard (1988): France, Belgium, Germany, Greece (western Crete).

Additional records: 1 male ( MHNG) (record published by Badonnel & Lienhard, 1994); Switzerland, canton of Valais, between Vouvry and Vionnaz, cave “Pierre à Perret”, entrance zone, on rocky wall of cave covered by green algae, 480 m a.s.l.; 28.JUN.1993; leg. C. Lienhard. – 12 nymphs ( MHNG, unpublished record); same cave, under stones covered by green algae; 10.AUG.1989; leg. C. Lienhard. – 12 nymphs ( MHNG, unpublished record); same data; leg. B. Hauser. – 1 nymph ( MHNG, unpublished record); same data; leg. S. Hauser. – 2 nymphs ( MHNG, unpublished record); same data, leg. P. Strinati. – 1 male, 1 female ( MHNG, unpublished record); Spain, Prov. Castellon , W of Atzeneta del Maestrat , valley W of Eremita de Sant Juan , 485 m a.s.l., under stones in dense evergreen oak forest on steep, north facing slope; 30.MAY.2010; leg. S. Huber & A. Schönhofer. – Unspecified number of males (A. Baz, in litt. 1999; unpublished record); Spain, Madrid, Malaise trap and on Quercus pyrenaica . – 2 males, 6 females, 8 nymphs (recorded by Baz, 2003, without giving details where males were collected); Spain: three caves in Andalusia: Almeria, Sierra de Gador , cave “Cueva del Lobo” , 800 - 900 m a.s.l.; Almeria, Sierra de Gador , cave “Cueva Nueva” , 800 -900 m a.s.l.; Jaen , Pontones , cave “Cueva del Jabali” , 1400 -1500 m a.s.l. – 3 males, 1 female (reared from nymphs), 9 nymphs, leg. C. Lienhard, and 21 nymphs, leg. B. Hauser ( MHNG, record published by Lienhard, 1996); Morocco, Middle Atlas , S of Taza , region of Daya Chiker, cave “gouffre du Friouato” , 1450 m a.s.l., on rocky wall of cave covered by green algae, not far from cave entrance; 15.JUN.1990. – 1 nymph ( MHNG) (mentioned as Prionoglaris spec. by Lienhard, 1988); same cave; 1.OCT.1979; leg. P. Strinati & V. Aellen .

Remark: An insect-pathogenic fungus was described from one nymph from the type locality in southern France by Keller (2011).