First records of Psocodea (Insecta) from La Désirade Island, Guadeloupe

First records of Psocodea (Insecta) from La Désirade Island, Guadeloupe

Dilian G. Georgiev^{1, 2, *}, Todor M. Mishev²

¹Department of General Animal Husbandry, Section Ecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University – Stara Zagora, 6000 Stara Zagora, BULGARIA

²Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”, 24 Tzar Assen Str., 4000 Plovdiv, BULGARIA,

*E-mail: diliangeorgiev@uni-plovdiv.bg, dilyan.georgiev@ trakia-uni.bg

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2885-4895

Abstract. This study presents the first records of four Psocodea species from the Island of La Desirade, Guadeloupe. Barkflies were collected during a one-day survey on August 20, 2025, from three distinct localities. The recorded species are: Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel, 1931, Ectopsocus maindroni Badonnel, 1935, Ectopsocus thibaudi Badonnel, 1979, and an unidentified species from the genus Archipsocus Hagen. Liposcelis bostrychophila is a new record for the entire Antilles, while the species from the genus Archipsocus is a new record for Guadeloupe.

Keywords: Caribbean, diversity, habitats, psocids, species

DOI: https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.10.2.1

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