Liposcelis decolor (Pearman, 1925)

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 : 80-81

Liposcelis decolor (Pearman, 1925) (Fig. 4)

Material examined. Bragin District: vill. Nizhnie Zhary, 51.17.51N, 30.33.25E, 106 m, 23 Jul 2020, in the marten’s nest in the old bee-tree, many ex.; Zhary forestry between the vill. Nizhnie Zhary and the vill. Gden’, 51.20.15N, 30.30.20E, 112 m, 25 Jul 2020, mixed forest, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an abandoned gazebo, many ex.; vill. Gden’, 51.20.29N, 30.26.15E, 105 m, 27 Jul 2020, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an abandoned house, many ex.; 51.20.04N, 30.27.12E, 103 m, 28 Jul 2020, in swallow droppings on the floor inside an abandoned house, many ex. Buda-Koshelevo District: SW of vill. Rudnya-Ol’khovka, 52.33.00N, 30.22.30E, 132 m, 8 Nov 2020, pine forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 17♀ and nymphs. Dobrush District: SW of vill. Dudarevo, 52.21.53N, 31.11.56E, 143 m, 12 Apr 2020, pine forest, in the nest of Formica polyctena Föerster , many ♀♀; NE of vill. Larishchevo, 52.24.44N, 31.13.40E, 126 m, 16 Aug 2020, mixed forest on the bank of the Iput’ River, in the mixed nest of Formica rufa / polyctena , 3♀. Gomel: Auerbaha Str., 52.25.49N, 30.59.12E, 140 m, 30 Oct 2019, in entomological collection, many ex.; 10 Jul 2021, in dry vegetable raw materials, 5 ex.; 2 Apr 2023, in the pantry, 3♀, 3 nymphs. 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♀; 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.; vill. Starye Dyatlovichi, 52.13.48N, 30.51.30E, 125 m, 20 Sep 2020, sparse pine forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ♀♀; W of vill. Starye Dyatlovichi, 52.13.50N, 30.51.02E, 132 m, 20 Sep 2020, the edge of the power line clearing in the pine forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ex.; vill. Borets, 52.17.56N, 30.57.07E, 121 m, 4 Jun 2022, in the nest of Formica rufa L. under the trunk of an oak tree, 1 ex.; N of vill. Borets, 52.18.15N, 30.57.26E, 127 m, 3 Sep 2023, pine forest, in an abandoned bird’s nest under the roof of an abandoned wooden building, 1♀; 52.18.19N, 30.57.20E, 123 m, 3 Sep 2023, pine forest, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an abandoned brick building, 4♀; 3 Sep 2023, pine forest, in an abandoned bird’s nest in the recess of a column of a brick building, 4♀. Khoyniki District: vill. Oktyabr’, 51.54.55N, 30.02.39E, 126 m, 1 Aug 2023, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an abandoned house, 2♀, 2 nymphs; 1 Aug 2023, in an abandoned swallow’s nest inside an abandoned house, 1♂, 1 nymph; E of Khoyniki, 51.55.03N, 30.01.17E, 139 m, 1 Aug 2023, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ex.; entomological collections and similar commodities ( Lienhard 1990, 1998). In the wild, it was mostly associated with anthills, bird and mammal nests.

51.55.00N, 30.01.14E, 142 m, 1 Aug 2023, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 2♂, 2♀, 1 nymph; 51.55.01N, 30.01.17E, 140 m, 1 Aug 2023, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica polyctena Föerster , 2♂, 8♀. Loev District : SW of vill. Svirezha, 51.59.47N, 30.52.17E , 115 m, 13 Jun 2020, the edge of the pine and lowland oak forests, in the nest of Formica pressilabris Nyl. , 5♀ and nymphs; 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 ♀♀; vill. Koshevoe , 52.02.44N, 30.47.10E , 115 m, 25 Jun 2022, in an abandoned swallow’s nest inside an abandoned brick building, 2♀, 2 nymphs; 52.03.07N, 30.47.03E, 114 m, 27 Aug 2022, in the nest of Formica rufa L. inside an abandoned house, many ex.

Distribution. Nearly cosmopolitan species ( Yoshizawa & Lienhard 2010).

Notes. Bisexual species ( Lienhard 1998). Invasive psocid that is a minor pest of stored products internationally ( Mikac & Fitzsimmons 2010). It is often domestic, found in warehouses and dwellings, dry vegetable raw materials,