Metylophorus nebulosus (Stephens, 1836)

Ostrovsky, A. M., 2024, The barkfly (Insecta: Psocodea) fauna of the Republic of Belarus, Russian Entomological Journal 33 (1), pp. 1-8 : 6-7

Metylophorus nebulosus (Stephens, 1836)

Ostrovsky, 2019.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Bragin district , N of Verkhnie Zhary village, 51°21′58″N, 30°34′16″E, 110 m a.s.l., pine forest, from dry pine tree branches among the undergrowth, 18.07.2020, 1♀, 1 nymph, collected by beating the vegetation; Bragin district, N of Nizhnie Zhary village, 51°18′47″N, 30°33′17″E, 104 m a.s.l., pine forest, among the undergrowth, 22.07.2020, 1♀, collected by hand; Bragin district, E of Gden’ village, 51°20′08″N, 30°28′37″E, 115 m a.s.l., pine forest, from dry oak and pine trees brunches overgrown by lichens, 26.07.2020, 3♂, 10♀, 2 nymphs, collected by beating the vegetation; Gomel district, S of Gomel city, Novobelitsa forestry, 52°20′43″N, 31°02′21″E, 135 m a.s.l., mixed forest, from dry oak and pine trees brunches among the undergrowth, 9.10.2021, 2♀, collected by beating the vegetation ; Gomel district, W of Gomel city, Makeevka forestry, 52°23′38″N, 30°54′18″E, 130 m a.s.l., pine forest, among the undergrowth, 20.08.2021, 1♂, collected by hand ; Gomel district, W of Mirnyi village, Dolgolesye forestry, 52°18′15″N, 30°47′31″E, 129 m a.s.l., cutting area, from dry birch tree branches, 1.07.2023, 2♂, 2♀, 1 nymph, collected by beating the vegetation ; Gomel district, W of “Glushets” gardens between Mikhal’ki and Starye Dyatlovichi villages, 52°15′11″N, 30°49′40″E, 119 m a.s.l., pine forest, from dry pine tree branches among the undergrowth, 9.07.2023, 1♂, 2♀, 7 nymphs, collected by beating the vegetation; same locality, 52°15′18″N, 30°50′05″E, 122 m a.s.l., pine forest, from dry pine tree branches among the undergrowth, 22.07.2023, 1♀, collected by beating the vegetation; Bragin district , NW of Velikiy Les village, 51°54′38″N, 30°09′07″E, 123 m a.s.l., pine forest, from dry oak and pine trees brunches overgrown by lichens, 30.07.2023, 1♂, 6♀, 2 nymphs, collected by beating the vegetation; Khoyniki district , SE of Oktyabr’ village, 51°54′43″N, 30°03′35″E, 122 m a.s.l., from oak tree branches with leaves near the woods, 31.07.2023, 3♂, 6♀, collected by beating the vegetation ; Gomel district, N of Znamya Truda village , 52°22′48″N, 31°08′41″E, 130 m a.s.l., from dry pine tree brunches near the woods, 15.08.2023, 1 nymph, collected by beating the vegetation ; Gomel district, NE of “ Beryozki ” gardens between Znamya Truda and Medvezhiy Log villages, 52°23'10"N, 31°09'43"E, 130 m a.s.l., tree and shrub thickets in the field, 15.08.2023, 2♀, collected by beating the vegetation ; Gomel district, “ Glushets ” gardens, 52°15′29″N, 30°50′40″E, 121 m a.s.l., infield, on light, 28.08.2023, 1♂, collected by hand with exhauster .

DISTRIBUTION. Palaearctic species. Known from Poland and some regions of European Russia (incl. North Caucasus) [ Ul’yanin, 1869; Vishnyakova, 1959; Danka, 1960, 1964, 1968; Martini, 1975; Savel’ev, 1997; Golub, 1994, 2005, 2007, 2016; Szawaryn et al., 2020; Ostrovsky, Aleksandrowicz, 2022; Georgiev, Ruchin, 2023; Georgiev et al., 2023; Ostrovsky et al., 2023].

NOTES. A large (6–7 mm), dark barkfly that is found on branches of deciduous and coniferous (evergreen) trees and bushes. The forewings of males and females are different: the female forewing has an overall medium brown colour with colourless patches and darker brown areas, the male forewing is almost uniformly medium brown.