Liposcelis pearmani Lienhard, 1990

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 : 81-82

Liposcelis pearmani Lienhard, 1990 (Fig 7)

Material examined. Bragin District: W of vill. Velikiy Les, 51.54.22N, 30.09.40E, 124 m, 30 Jul 2023, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 2♂, 4♀, 4 nymphs; 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♂, 10♀. Buda-Koshelevo District : N of vill. † Yaslishche, 52.33.33N, 30.23.55E, 142 m, 8 Nov 2020, pine forest, in the nest of Formica rufa

L., 3♀, 1 nymph (many more); SW of vill. Zarech’ye , 52.33.00N, 30.25.30E, 143 m, 23 Apr 2023, pine forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L ., 2♂, 4♀. Gomel: Auerbaha Str. , 52.25.49N, 30.59.12E, 140 m, 12 Sep 2016, in entomological collection , 7 ex.; 17 Aug 2017, in the same place, 25 ex.; 18 Aug 2017, in the same place, 1 ex.; 19 Jul 2018, in the same place, 1♀; 10 Oct 2019, in the same place, 87 ex.; 12 Oct 2019, in the same place, 12 ex.; 30 Oct 2019, in the same place, many ex.; 20 Sep 2022, in the same place, many ex.; 7 Oct 2023, in the same place, 1♀. Gomel District: W of Gomel, Makeevka forestry, 52.24.11N, 30.53.38E, 136 m, 2 May 2020, power line clearing in mixed forest, in the nest of Formica exsecta Nyl ., 1♀; 52.24.11N, 30.53.37E, 136 m, 22 Aug 2020, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ♀♀ and ♂♂; E of vill. Zalyad’e , 52.25.51N, 31.11.55E, 124 m, 23 Aug 2020, power line clearing in mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ex.; S of vill. Zalyad’e, 52.25.20N, 31.10.48E, 117 m, 6 Sep 2020, meadow, in the nest of Formica pratensis Retz ., 1♂; 52.25.37N, 31.10.27E, 119 m, 6 Sep 2020, pond shore, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ex.; SW of vill. Zadorovka, 52.25.38N, 30.38.18E, 126 m, 8 May 2023, field, in an abandoned swallow’s nest on a shepherd’s hut, 1♀. Khoyniki District: E of Khoyniki , 51.55.00N, 30.01.12E, 143 m, 1 Aug 2023, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L ., 17♀, 1 nymph; 51.55.03N, 30.01.17E, 139 m, 1 Aug 2023, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 5♂, 10♀, 1 nymph; 51.55.01N, 30.01.17E, 140 m, 1 Aug 2023, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica polyctena Föerster , 1♂, 21♀, 2 nymphs. Loev District: E of vill. Abakumy , 51.59.23N, 30.51.53E, 117 m, 13 Jun 2020, lowland oak forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ♀♀.

Distribution. This is a widespread European species but has been recorded also from Japan, China and U.S.A. ( Yoshizawa & Lienhard 2010).

Notes. Bisexual species ( Lienhard 1998). Often domestic. It is mainly found in houses, entomological collections, stored products ( Lienhard 1990, 1998), sometimes in anthills and abandoned bird nests.