On the Rhyopsocus Hagen, 1876 (Insecta: Psocoptera) of East Africa with a description of two new species

Finds of four Rhyopsocus species in East Africa were reported, two of which from Uganda were described as new to science. Other two were R. afer from Tanzania, and R. pandanicola from coastal Kenya. Information on the colouration, morphology and somatometrics was provided. An identification key for...

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Main Author: Dilian Georgiev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 2023-02-01
Series:Historia naturalis bulgarica
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Online Access:https://www.nmnhs.com/historia-naturalis-bulgarica/article.php?id=000502000452023
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Summary:Finds of four Rhyopsocus species in East Africa were reported, two of which from Uganda were described as new to science. Other two were R. afer from Tanzania, and R. pandanicola from coastal Kenya. Information on the colouration, morphology and somatometrics was provided. An identification key for all known African species was proposed.
ISSN:2603-3186