Lepinotus reticulatus Enderlein, 1904

Georgiev, Dilian & .,., 2016, First record of Lepinotus reticulatus Enderlein, 1904 (Psocoptera: Trogiidae) from Bulgaria, Ecologica Montenegrina 9, pp. 54-55 : 55

Lepinotus reticulatus Enderlein, 1904

Material examination: 1 ♀, 24.09.2016, Bulgaria, Sarnena Gora Mts., S slope, E of Stara Zagora city, near Hrishteni village, Pine plantation ( Pinus nigra ), N42 28 02.7 E25 42 59.0, 306 m a.s.l., in detritus (decaying needles and small brunches of Pinus nigra ), D. Georgiev leg. The material was stored in the collection of the author. Photographs were made in glycerin on microscope slides using microscope Ziess and camera Canon.

Diagnosis: Apical segment of maxillary palp more than twice as long as wide. Body pale reddish brown, without markings; vertex and frons broad, without epicranial arm; ocelli absent; forewing short, with a distinct reticulate pattern and setae; lacinia biforcated ( Fig. 1 ), hindwing absent; metatibia with two apical spurs ( New, 1974; Lienhard, 1998; Feiyang et al., 2012; Zhihong et al., 2012).

Remark: The species was co-existing with other psocids from the genus Liposcelis (family Liposcelididae ) which were also collected and after processing will be a matter of further publications.

Figures

Figure 1. Specific wing surface of the collected specimen of L. reticulatus (up) and view of the apex of the lacinia (pointed by an arrow).