Liposcelis sp.

Ostrovsky, Artsiom & Georgiev, Dilian, 2024, The species of the booklice genus Liposcelis Motschulsky, 1852 of Belarus (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae), Fragmenta entomologica 56 (1), pp. 77-84 : 81

Liposcelis sp. cf. entomophila (Enderlein, 1907) (Fig. 5)

Material examined. Bragin District: NW of vill. Velikiy Les , 51.54.40N, 30.09.00E, 123 m, 30 Jul 2023, pine forest, in the nest of Formica polyctena Föerster , 1♂ . Gomel District: W of vill. Uza , 52.22.57N, 30.52.42E, 121 m, 1 Oct 2017, sand quarry, under cover, 1 ex. (dry sample, glued specimen, difficult to identify) .

Distribution. Cosmopolitan species ( Yoshizawa & Lienhard 2010). A new record for the fauna of Belarus.

Notes. Bisexual species ( Lienhard 1998). Very often domestic. One of the most common pest psocids of stored food products, inhabiting warehouses, wheat granaries, dwellings, etc. ( Lienhard 1990, 1998). In the wild, this species was found in anthills and on the surface of the soil.