Liposcelis silvarum (Kolbe, 1888)

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 : 82

Liposcelis silvarum (Kolbe, 1888) (Fig 8)

Material examined. Buda-Koshelevo District: N of Uvarovichi , 52.36.28N, 30.43.15E, 137 m, 11 May 2021, field, in the harvest mouse’s nest on the bush, 23♀ , 6 nymphs. Gomel District: W of vill. Uza , 52.22.55N, 30.52.40E, 119 m, 1 Oct 2016, sand dune, under bark, 1 ex. ; S of Gomel, Novobelitsa forestry, 52.20.36N, 30.59.53E, 122 m, 28 Mar 2021, mixed forest, in a beehive on a dry pine tree, 2♀ ; N of “Medvezhiy Log” gardens between the vill. Znamya Truda and the vill. Medvezhiy Log , 52.23.11N, 31.09.43E, 130 m, 18 Apr 2021, in an abandoned bird’s nest on a tree, 1♀ ; vill. Gorodskaya Sloboda , 52.23.23N, 30.53.35E, 127 m, 22 May 2021, in a fallen down birdhouse, 1♀ ; S of vill. Sharpilovka , 52.06.23N, 30.55.44E, 124 m, 21 Jun 2021, pine forest, in a fallen down birdhouse, 2♀ ; “ Glushets ” gardens, 52.15.28N, 30.50.40E, 121 m, 23 Aug 2023, in an abandoned bird’s nest in a tangle of vines at the dacha, 1♀ , 1 nymph. Khoyniki District: E of Khoyniki , 51.55.01N, 30.01.17E, 140 m, 1 Aug 2023, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica polyctena Föerster , 1♂, 1♀ .

Distribution. This is a mainly widespread Eurasian species but has been recorded also from Morocco, Canary Islands and U.S.A. ( Yoshizawa & Lienhard 2010).

Notes. Bisexual species. Very often woodland ( Lienhard 1990, 1998). It is species mostly associated with bird and mammal nests, also found in anthills and under bark.