Catalogue of Psocoptera (Insecta: Psocodea) types housed in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo

Abstract

A catalogue of type specimens of Psocoptera (Insecta: Psocodea) deposited in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, is presented and updated to February, 2019. 45 holotypes and 47 paratypes of 52 species were found, included in the suborders Psocomorpha and Trogiomorpha, and listed in the families Amphipsocidae, Asiopsocidae, Caeciliusidae (infraorder Caeciliusetae); Lachesillidae and Pseudocaeciliidae (infraorder Homilopsocidea); Philotarsidae (infraorder Philotarsetaea) Hemipsocidae, Myopsocidae and Psocidae (infraorder Psocetae); Ptiloneuridae (infraorder Epipsocetae), and Lepidopsocidae (infraorder Atropetae). The taxa are presented alphabetically by suborders, infraorders, families, subfamilies, tribes and genera, followed by species (updated to the valid name), bibliographic citation, type category, description of the type condition with collection number and method of preservation. When necessary, comments are added.

Key-Words.
Psocids; List of type material; Scientific collections; Taxonomy

INTRODUCTION

Psocoptera are also known as Corrodentia or Copeognatha and have no popular name in Brazil, being known in other countries as book lice, bark lice or psocids. These insects are small, measuring from 1 to 10 mm in length and feed on algae, lichens, fungi and organic fragments (Smithers, 1991); they are considered important in the environment for the recycling of debris (Arnett, 2000). Yoshizawa & Lienhard (2010) showed that Psocoptera is not a monophyletic group. To maintain monophyly, the former orders Psocoptera and Phthiraptera are now placed in the order Psocodea. However, as true lice and psocids have distinct habits, and are studied by different methods and by different experts, Psocoptera is still treated as an order in the traditional way, but mentioned in Psocodea. In the present paper we have adopted the practice mentioned above. The Catalogue of the Fauna of Brazil (Silva-Neto & García Aldrete, 2015) specifically in Psocoptera, lists for Brazil 456 species in 93 genera and 30 families.

The scientific collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP), São Paulo, Brazil, includes more than 10 million specimens, being the largest and most important depository of Neotropical fauna in Brazil and in South America. Additional information on the collection is available at www.mz.usp.br. Following a recommendation of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1999: 72F.4), the present paper provides a catalogue with information on 92 type specimens included in 52 species of Psocoptera.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The information given for each species was taken from labels, and corroborated with original description or published articles. The words cerrado or cerradão are present on some labels. Cerrado is a phyto- and biogeographic area of Brazil, characterized especially by the savannah biome, but also by seasonal forest. Cerradão is a variation of Cerrado. In this list, the names of suborders, infraorders, families, subfamilies, tribes, genera, and species are presented in alphabetical order.

The following data are provided for type specimens: genus, species epithet (both updated when needed for valid names), author, year of publication, page number in which the species name first appeared, figure(s), subsequent citation when there was a new combination or some nomenclatural correction of the epithet, category of the type specimen with sex and collection locality, condition of types with current MZSP registration number and method of preservation. In particular cases, the sex of some paratypes was not identified, because the specimens are partly destroyed, or lack the apex of the abdomen. When necessary comments were added.

RESULTS

45 holotypes and 47 paratypes of 52 species were found, in two suborders (Psocomorpha and Trogiomorpha), six infraorders (Caeciliusetae, Homilopsocidea, Philotarsetae, Psocetae, Epipsocetae and Atropetae) and 11 families (Amphipsocidae, Asiopsocidae, Caeciliusidae, Lachesillidae, Philotarsidae, Pseudocaeciliidae, Hemipsocidae, Myopsocidae, Psocidae, Ptiloneuridae and Lepidopsocidae).

List of type specimens

Psocoptera Shipley, 1904

Psocomorpha Badonnel, 1951

Caeciliusetae Pearman, 1936

Amphipsocidae Pearman, 1936

Amphipsocinae Pearman, 1936

Dasypsocini Mockford, 1978

Dasypsocus Enderlein, 1906

Dasypsocus roesleri (New & Thornton)

Kolbea roesleriNew & Thornton, 1975: 42, figs. 55-58.

Dasypsocus roesleri (New & Thornton, 1975); Mockford, 1996: 39.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, Cerrado, dead palm foliage, 29.X.1968, T.R. N[ew].

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 0002101).

Asiopsocidae Mockford & García Aldrete, 1976

Notiopsocus Banks, 1913

Notiopsocus neotropicus (Machado-Alisson & Papavero)

Lenkoella neotropicaMachado-Alisson & Papavero, 1962: 312, figs. 1-11.

Notiopsocus neotropicus (Machado-Alisson & Papavero); New, 1973: 128, figs. 14-21.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, Utiariti (Rio Papagaio), VIII.1961, (Karol Lenko).

Allotype: male, same date as the holotype.

Paratypes: 18 females and 4 males, same date as the holotype.

Condition of holotype: Specimen not dissected, stored in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000001).

Condition of Allotype: Specimen not dissected (missing abdomen), stored in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000001).

Condition of 4 male paratypes: Specimens not dissected, stored in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000002).

Condition of 18 female paratypes: Specimens not dissected, stored in a separate microvial with ethanol (MZSP 000002).

Comments: In the original publication, the authors claim that they deposited in the collection MZUSP, 19 female paratypes and 7 male paratypes.

Caeciliusidae Mockford, 2000

Caeciliusinae Mockford, 2000

Coryphacini Mockford, 2000

Coryphaca Enderlein, 1910

Coryphaca matona (New & Thornton)

Dypsocus matonusNew & Thornton, 1975: 41, figs. 51-54.

Coryphaca matona (New & Thornton); Mockford, 1996: 26.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, cerradão, on bark, 12.IV.1960, T.R. N[ew].

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69270); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69270). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000230).

Valenzuela Navás, 1924

Valenzuela andeanus (New & Thornton)

Caecilius andeanusNew & Thornton, 1975: 28, figs. 9, 1-6.

Valenzuela andeanus (New & Thornton); Mockford, 2000: 353.

Paratypes: male, Colombia: Bogotá, 2,750 m., on gorse-like plant, 10.II.1967, I.W.B.T.; female, Ecuador, mts N.W. of Quito, 3,200-3,350 m., 16.II.1967, I.W.B.T.

Condition of male paratype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); hypandrium, phallosome, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000249).

Condition of female paratype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000249).

Valenzuela claristigma (New & Thornton)

Caecilius claristigmaNew & Thornton, 1975: 38, figs. 8, 37-40.

Valenzuela claristigma (New & Thornton); Mockford, 2000: 355.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, gallery forest litter, 01.X.1968, T.R. N[ew].

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000251).

Valenzuela clayae (New & Thornton)

Caecilius clayaeNew & Thornton, 1975: 39, figs. 41-44.

Valenzuela clayae (New & Thornton); Mockford, 2000: 381.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, campo, on grasses, 23.IX.1968, T.R. N[ew].

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000252).

Valenzuela cinalus (New & Thornton)

Caecilius cinalusNew & Thornton, 1975: 35, figs. 10, 29-32.

Valenzuela cinalus (New & Thornton); Mockford, 2000: 350.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, discarded roofing palm (Mauritiu) on ground, 11.II.1969, T.R. N[ew].

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000250).

Valenzuela micans (New & Thornton)

Caecilius micansNew & Thornton, 1975: 33, figs. 12, 20-24.

Valenzuela micans (New & Thornton); Mockford, 2000: 354.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, dry forest, undergrowth, 16.I.1969, T.R. N[ew].

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000253).

Valenzuela paradistinctus (New & Thornton)

Caecilius paradistinctusNew & Thornton, 1975: 34, figs. 12, 25-28.

Valenzuela paradistinctus (New & Thornton); Mockford, 2000: 352.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, dead palm fronds, 23.X.1968, T.R. N[ew].

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number), subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000254).

Valenzuela tuberculatus (New & Thornton)

Caecilius tuberculatusNew & Thornton, 1975: 30, figs. 7, 13-15.

Valenzuela tuberculatus (New & Thornton); Mockford, 2000: 356.

Holotype: male, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, gallery forest, sweeping undergrowth, 31.I.1969, T.R. N[ew].

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); hypandrium, phallosome, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000255).

Homilopsocidea Pearman, 1936

Lachesillidae Pearman, 1936

Lachesillinae Pearman, 1936

Lachesilla Westwood, 1840

Lachesilla bicornata New & Thornton

Lachesilla bicornataNew & Thornton, 1975: 43, figs. 59-64.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, Cerrado, disturbed (roadside) vegetation, Borreria sp., 20.IX.1968, T.R.N.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right hind leg, right antenna and right half of the head with labrum mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000217).

Lachesilla marginata New & Thornton

Lachesilla marginataNew & Thornton, 1975: 45, figs. 69-72.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, Cerrado, vegetation by side of road, 20.IX.1968, T.R.N.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing and two legs mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, ninth sternum, gonapophyses, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). An empty micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000213).

Lachesilla valvula New & Thornton

Lachesilla valvulaNew & Thornton, 1975: 44, figs. 65-68.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, Cerrado, on bark, 08.IV.1969.

Condition of holotype: Forewing and hindwing mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000211).

Lachesilla sclera New & Thornton

Lachesilla scleraNew & Thornton, 1975: 47, figs. 75-79.

Paratype: female, Ecuador, 4 km N. of Ambato, 2,500 m., 18.II.1967, I.W.B. Thornton.

Condition of paratype: Forewing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, ninth sternum, gonapophyses, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000227).

Pseudocaeciliidae Pearman, 1936

Pseudocaeciliinae Pearman, 1936

Scytopsocus Roesler, 1940

Scytopsocus medialis New & Thornton

Scytopsocus medialisNew & Thornton, 1975: 50, figs. 85-88.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, cerrado, on bark, 17.IV.1969, (T.R.N.).

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000247).

Philotarsetae Yoshizawa & Johnson, 2014

Philotarsidae Pearman, 1936

Aaroniellinae Lienhard & Smithers, 2002

Aaroniella Mockford, 1951

Aaroniella recta New & Thornton

Aaroniella rectaNew & Thornton, 1975: 57, figs. 109-112.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W; on bark, cerradao, 25.III.1969, (T.R.N.).

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000245).

Psocetae Pearman, 1936

Hemipsocidae Pearman, 1936

Hemipsocus Selys-Longchamps, 1872

Hemipsocus pallidus New & Thornton

Hemipsocus pallidusNew & Thornton, 1975: 58, figs. 113-116.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Santa Catarina: Xavantina, dead palm fronds on ground, 21-26.I.1969, T.R.N.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000246).

Myopsocidae Pearman, 1936

Lichenomima Enderlein, 1910

Lichenomima pulchella (New & Thornton)

Myopsocus pulchellusNew & Thornton, 1975: 75, figs. 175-178.

Lichenomima pulchella (New & Thornton); Mockford, 1982: 217.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, in flight, late afternoon, 16.II.1969, (T.R.N.).

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000216).

Myopsocus Hagen, 1866

Myopsocus minor (New & Thornton)

Phlotodes minorNew & Thornton, 1975: 78, figs. 179-186.

Myopsocus minor (New & Thornton); Mockford, 1982: 215.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, cerrado, dead foliage, 07.I.1969, (T.R.N.).

Male paratype: same data as the holotype.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000256).

Condition of paratype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); hypandrium, phallosome, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000257).

Psocidae Hagen, 1865

Amphigerontiinae Kolbe, 1880

Amphigerontiini Kolbe, 1880

Amphigerontia Kolbe, 1880

Amphigerontia alticola New & Thornton

Amphigerontia alticolaNew & Thornton, 1975: 59, figs. 117-124.

Paratypes: three females. Colombia: Bogotá, 2,750 m., on gorse-like plant, 10.II.1967, (I.W.B.T.).

Condition of the three paratypes: female 1, specimen not dissected, dehydrated, stored in a separate micro eppendorf with ethanol (№ 518); female 2, specimen not dissected, stored in a separate micro eppendorf with ethanol (№ 517); female 3, specimen not dissected, stored in a separate micro eppendorf with ethanol (№ 513). All the micro eppendorfs stocked in a glass bottle with ethanol (MZSP 000260).

Blaste Kolbe, 1883

Blaste alfineta New

Blaste alfinetaNew, 1972: 204, figs. 24-27.

Holotype: male, Brazil: Paraná. nr. Curitiba, in house, 12.III.1970, O.W. Richards.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69289); hypandrium, phallosome, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69289). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000231).

Blaste forcepata (New)

Amphigerontia forcepataNew, 1972: 195, figs. 1-7.

Blaste forcepata (New); Mockford, 1996.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, swept from cerrado vegetation, 14.IX.1968, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 6811); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 6811). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000261).

Blaste macrura (New)

Blaste (Blastopsocidus) macrurusNew, 1972: 201, figs. 16-19.

Blaste macrura (New); Mockford, 1991: 274.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W; cerradão, on bark, 25.III.1969, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69221); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69221). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000232).

Blaste obscura (New)

Amphigerontia obscuraNew, 1972: 198, figs. 8-11.

Blaste obscura (New); Mockford, 1996: 71.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W; cerrado, on bark, 19.IV.1969, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69284); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69284). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000262).

Blaste richardsi New

Blaste richardsiNew, 1972: 202, figs. 20-23.

Holotype: male, Brazil: Paraná. nr. Curitiba, in house, 12.III.1970, O.W. Richards.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); hypandrium, phallosome (anteriorly broken in half), paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000233).

Blastopsocidus brasiliensis (New)

Blaste (Blastopsocidus) brasiliensisNew, 1972: 199, figs. 12-15.

Blastopsocidus brasiliensis (New, 1972); Smithers, 1972.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W; gallery forest litter, 01.X.1968, T.R.N.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69277b); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69277b). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000251).

Psocinae Hagen, 1865

Metylophorini Roesler, 1943

Metylophorus Pearman, 1932

Metylophorus bishopi New

Metylophorus bishopiNew, 1972: 213, figs. 50-56.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, cerradão, on bark, 08.IV.1969, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69260); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69260). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000223).

Metylophorus ctenatus New

Metylophorus ctenatusNew, 1972: 215, figs. 57-60.

Holotype: male, Brazil, Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, gallery forest, on dead branch, 01.II.1969, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 6986A); hypandrium, phallosome, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 6986A). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000224).

Ophthalmopsocus Roesler, 1943

Ophthalmopsocus pallidus (New)

Metylophorus pallidusNew, 1972: 217, figs. 61-64.

Ophthalmopsocus pallidus (New); Mockford, 1991: 273.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, cerradão, on bark, 26.III.1969, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69224); subgenital plate, ninth sternum, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69224). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000225).

Ptyctini Mockford, 1993

Indiopsocus Mockford, 1974

Indiopsocus sinuatistigma (New)

Ptycta sinuatistigmaNew, 1972: 223, figs. 77-80.

Indiopsocus sinuatistigma (New); Mockford, 1996.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W; cerrado, living vegetation, 18.X.1968, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 68156); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 68156). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000241).

Indiopsocus expansus (New & Thornton)

Ptyca expansaNew & Thornton, 1975: 71, figs. 160-162.

Indiopsocus expansus (New & Thornton); Mockford, 1985: 21.

Paratypes: two males, Colombia: Bogotá, 2,750 m., on gorse-like plant, midday, 10.II.1967, (I.W.B.T.).

Condition of paratype 1: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 511); hypandrium, phallosome, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 511). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate microvial with ethanol (MZSP 000236).

Condition of paratype 2: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 510); hypandrium mounted in another permanent slide (№ 510). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP without number).

Psocomesites Roesler, 1943

Psocomesites spinosus (New & Thornton)

Psocus spinosusNew & Thornton, 1975: 68, figs. 145-151.

Psocomesites spinosus (New & Thornton); Badonnel, 1986: 213.

Paratypes: three males and one specimen without sex identified. Ecuador: mts N.W. of Quito, 3,350 m., beating, 16.II.1967, (I.W.B. T[hornton]).

Condition of the three male paratypes: male 1, specimen not dissected, extremely resected, stored in a separate micro eppendorf with ethanol (№ 521); male 2, specimen not dissected, extremely resected, stored in a separate micro eppendorf with ethanol (№ 522); male 3, specimen not dissected, stored in a separate micro eppendorf with ethanol (№ 522). All three micro eppendorfs stocked in a glass bottle with ethanol (MZSP 000218).

Condition of paratype without sex identified: specimen without wings, legs, antennae and abdomen, stored in a separate micro eppendorf with ethanol (№ 521A) inside the same glass bottle mentioned above (MZSP 000218).

Comments: In the original paper the authors chose 4 male specimens and 1 female specimen as paratypes. For this reason it is not possible to deduce the sex of the specimen without abdomen mentioned above. Probably the paratype specimen without sex identified was mounted on a slide, not found. There was a label stating that the ethanol in the glass bottle (mentioned above) had completely evaporated and was replaced in 02.IX.1999.

Ptycta Enderlein, 1925

Ptyca elena New & Thornton, 1975

Ptycta elenaNew & Thornton, 1975: 69, figs. 152-159.

Paratypes: two females, Venezuela, Santa Elena (on coast), 25 m., on a dead bush, 28.VI.1967 (I.W.B.T.); a male with same data.

Condition of female paratype 1: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 545); ninth sternum, subgenital plate, gonapophyses, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 545). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000235).

Condition of female paratype 2: Right fore- and hindwing and right antenna mounted on one slide (№ 548); ninth sternum, subgenital plate, gonapophyses, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 548). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000235).

Condition of male paratype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 542); hypandrium, phallosome, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 542). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000235).

Ptycta lunulata New

Ptycta lunulataNew, 1972: 220, figs. 69-72.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W; cerradão, on bark, 17.IV.1960, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna (broken into three pieces) and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69280); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69280). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000237).

Ptycta reticulata New

Ptycta reticulataNew, 1972: 221, figs. 73-76.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, “Dry forest”, on dead foliage, 01.III.1969, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69160); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69160). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000240).

Ptycta pearmani New

Ptycta pearmaniNew, 1972: 218, figs. 65-68.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, “Dry forest”, on dead foliage, 01.III.1969, T.R. New.

Paratype: female, same data as the holotype, but 01.IV.1969.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69180); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69180). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000238).

Condition of paratype: Right fore- and hindwing, and right antenna mounted on one slide (№ 69240); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69240). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000239).

Steleops Enderlein, 1910

Steleops maculatus (New)

Steleops maculataNew, 1972: 224, figs. 81-84.

Steleops maculatus (New); Lienhard & Smithers, 2002: 460.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, Dry forest, on bark, 12.IV.1969, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69269); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69269). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000220).

Steleops pulcher (New)

Steleops pulchraNew, 1972: 226, figs. 85-88.

Steleops pulcher (New); Lienhard & Smithers, 2002: 460.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W; gallery forest, in water trap, 16.IX.1968, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 6827); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 6827). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000214).

Trichadenotecnum Enderlein, 1909

Trichadenotecnum pichincha New & Thornton

Trichadenotecnum pichinchaNew & Thornton, 1975: 73, figs. 167-174.

Paratypes: two males and three specimens without sex identified. Ecuador: mts N.W. of Quito, 3,350 m., beating, 16.II.1967, (I.W.B.T.).

Condition of the two male paratypes: male 1, specimen not dissected, resected, stored in a separate micro eppendorf with ethanol (№ 536); male 2, specimen not dissected, extremely resected, stored in a separate micro eppendorf with ethanol (№ 531). The two micro eppendorfs stocked in a glass bottle with ethanol (MZSP 000226).

Condition of three paratypes without sex identified: specimen 1, without abdomen, stored in a separate micro eppendorf with ethanol (№ 535); specimen 2, without abdomen and wings, stored in a separate micro eppendorf with ethanol (№ 533); specimen 3, only with a small part of the thorax and the right wings, stored in a separate micro eppendorf with ethanol (№ 534). The three micro eppendorfs stored inside the glass bottle mentioned above (MZSP 000226).

Comments: In the original paper the authors chose 8 male and 4 female specimens as paratypes. For this reason, it is not possible to deduce the sex of the specimens without abdomen mentioned above. Probably the paratype specimens without identification of sex were mounted on slides, not found.

Trichadenotecnum roesleri New, 1972

Trichadenotecnum roesleriNew, 1972: 228, figs. 89-95.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W; cerrado, on bark, 17.IV.1969, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69272); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69272). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000222).

Trichadenotecnum sinuatum New

Trichadenotecnum sinuatumNew, 1972: 230, figs. 96-103.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W; cerradão, on dead palm foliage, 16.IV.1969, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69277); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69277). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate microvial with ethanol (MZSP 000221).

Trichadenotecnum shawi Yoshizawa & García Aldrete

Trichadenotecnum shawiYoshizawa & García Aldrete, 2010: 62, figs. 1-2.

Holotype: male, Brazil: Goiás, Araguaia River Expedition, 8.1 km N of Aruana, 28.VIII.1992, Malaise trap, coll. Scott R. Shaw.

Condition of holotype: both forewings, one hindwing, hypandrium, phallosome, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted on one slide in Euparal (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with glycerol (without number).

Missing parts: Compound eyes.

Comments: The authors comment in the original publication that the specimen was cleared with Proteinase K and perhaps due to this the compound eyes disappeared and the remaining unmounted parts became extremely hyaline.

Thyrsophorini Kolbe, 1882

Cerastipsocus Kolbe, 1884

Cerastipsocus beaveri New

Cerastipsocus beaveriNew, 1972: 205, figs. 28-34.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, gallery forest, on foliage, 09.XII.1968, R.A. Beaver.

Paratype: male, same data as the holotype.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 68244); subgenital plate, ninth sternum, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 68244). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000244).

Condition of paratype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 6899); hypandrium, phallosome, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 6899). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000258).

Cerastipsocus kolbei New

Cerastipsocus kolbeiNew, 1972: 208, figs. 35-38.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, bred from nymph found on dead branch, gallery forest, 01.II.1969, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69107); subgenital plate, ninth sternum, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69107). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000259).

Psococerastis Pearman, 1932

Psococerastis hageni New

Psococerastis hageniNew, 1972: 209, figs. 39-45.

Holotype: female, Brazil, Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, “Dry forest”, living foliage, 15.IX.1968, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 6824); subgenital plate, ninth sternum, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 6824). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000242).

Epipsocetae Pearman, 1936

Ptiloneuridae Roesler, 1940

Triplocania Roesler, 1940

Triplocania lamasi Silva-Neto, Rafael & García Aldrete

Triplocania lamasiSilva-Neto, Rafael & García Aldrete, 2014: 78, figs. 1-7.

Holotype: male, Brazil. Mato Grosso. Poconé. Pousada sitio do seu Afrânio. Observation tower (16°36’24”S, 56°43’25”W), 19.I.2013, Light trap, A.M. Silva-Neto; 1 male paratype (MZSP); same data and collector as the holotype.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna, right lacinial tip, right hind leg, hypandrium, phallosome, paraprocts and epiproct mounted on one slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with glycerin. Final storage of the specimens in “CD box” as described by Silva-Neto et al. (2016).

Condition of paratype: Right fore- and hindwing, right antenna, right lacinial tip, right hind leg, hypandrium, phallosome, paraprocts and epiproct mounted on one slide (without number). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with glycerin. Final storage of the specimens in “CD box” as described by Silva-Neto et al. (2016).

Trogiomorpha Roesler, 1940

Atropetae Pearman, 1936

Lepidopsocidae Enderlein, 1903

Lepidopsocinae Enderlein, 1903

Echmepteryx Aaron, 1886

Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) angusta New

Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) angustaNew, 1975: 92, figs. 31-40.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, dry forest, litter, 14.X.1968, T.R. N[ew].

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 68137); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 68137). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000229).

Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) bishopi New

Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) bishopiNew, 1975: 90, figs. 19-24.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, gallery forest, on dead branches on ground, 15.IV.1969, T.R. N[ew].

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69276); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69276). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000228).

Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) fuscata New

Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) fuscataNew, 1975: 91, figs. 25-30.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, cerradão, on bark, 12.IV.1960, T.R. N[ew].

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69270); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 69270). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000230).

Perientominae Enderlein, 1903

Proentomum Badonnel, 1949

Proentomum pulvillata (New)

Nepticulomima pulvillataNew, 1975: 86, figs. 1-6.

Proentomum pulvillata (New, 1975); Mockford, 2005: 203.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, on decaying thatching (Mauritia fronds), 07.IV.1969, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 69257); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another (№ 69257). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000212).

Soa Enderlein, 1904

Soa violacea New

Soa violaceaNew, 1975: 89, figs. 13-18.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Xavantina, dead palm fronds on ground, 21-26.I.1969, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing, and right hind leg mounted on one slide (№ 6965); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 6965); head and two legs mounted in another slide (№ 6965). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000219).

Thylacellinae Roesler, 1944

Notolepium Enderlein, 1910

Notolepium brasiliense New

Notolepium brasilienseNew, 1975: 87, figs. 7-12.

Holotype: female, Brazil: Mato Grosso, 12°49’S, 51°46’W, on discarded thatch (Syagrus sp.) on ground, 05.II.1969, T.R. New.

Condition of holotype: Right fore- and hindwing and right hind leg mounted on one slide (without number); head mounted in another slide (№ 6995); right antenna mounted in another slide (№ 6995); subgenital plate, gonapophyses, clunium, paraprocts and epiproct mounted in another slide (№ 6995). Thorax and remaining parts in a separate micro-vial with ethanol (MZSP 000215).

REMARKS

There was a slide (number 69277) in the collection labeled as holotype of Psococerastis interruptaNew, 1972; this species was synonimized by Mockford (1981) to become a Junior synonym of Psococerastis opulenta (Navás, 1930).

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank Sônia Casari, curator of the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, and Carlos José Einicker Lamas, of the same institution, for the facilities provided during our study and for access to the collection. AMSN and JAR thanks Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico of Brazil (CNPq) for research support. AMSN thanks particularly the support for the Capes-INPA research grant (Process: 88887.312051/2018-00). JAR thanks particularly the support for the Cnpq research grant (Process: 300.997/2016-7). ANGA thanks Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, for continuous research support. We also thanks the Project Rede Bionorte: Biodiversidade de Insetos na Amazônia.

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  29 July 2019
• Date of issue
  2019

History

• Received
  14 Feb 2019
• Accepted
  12 June 2019