Ectopsocus meridionalis Ribaga, 1904

Georgiev, Dilian, .,. I, ., .,., ., ., ., ., .,., ., ., . & ., 2017, Little known and newly recorded species of Psocoptera in Bulgaria, Ecologica Montenegrina 11, pp. 74-79 : 76-78

Ectopsocus meridionalis Ribaga, 1904

Material examined: North Black Sea Coast: 16.8.2017, near the beach of Kavarna town, Fraxinus sp. forest near a stream, brunches of Fraxinus sp. , N43 24 58.0 E28 20 59.8, 12 m a. s. l., 2 ♀, coll. by beating the vegetation; South Black Sea Coast: 24.8.2017, near Butamyata Beach, south of Sinemorets village, flood forest, brunches of Acer campestre and Ulmus minor , N42 03 11.1 E27 59 04.1, at the sea level, 2 ♀, coll. by beating the vegetation New record for Bulgaria.

Peripsocidae Peripsocus didymus Roesler, 1939

Material examined: South Black Sea coast: 27.8.2017, at the vicinities of Sinemorets village, near Butamyata Beach, Quercus sp. and Carpinus betulus forest, N42 03 27.3 E27 59 02.4, 25 m a. s. l., 1 ♂, found dead in a small stream. New record for Bulgaria.

Pseudocaeciliidae

Trimerocaecilius popovi Meinander, 1978

Material examined: South Black Sea Coast: 24.8.2017, Sinemorets village, found beneath window of a hotel room, N42 03 35.5 E27 58 46.5, 13 m a. s. l., 1 ♀, found dead; 25.8.2017, south of Sinemorets village, near Lipite Beach, Quercus sp. forest, brunches of Quercus sp. , N42 02 46.3 E27 59 27.7, 18 m a. s. l., 1 ♂, coll. by sweep netting; 26 and 27.8.2017, at the estuary of Veleka River, Fraxinus sp. forest, N42 03 48.5 E27 58 11.0, at the sea level, 3 ♀, 2 ♂, found drown in paddles, and 4 adults observed among lichens Xanthoria sp. on trunk of living Fraxinus sp. ; 27.8.2017, near Sinemorets village, Quercus sp. forest, among lichens Xanthoria sp. on trunk of living Quercus sp. , N42 03 30.1 E27 58 49.7, 27 m a. s. l., 3 adults observed and photographed. No any records of this species were available after its description in 1978. It was now re collected from the type locality, some data on its ecology was presented and the very first photographs were made ( Fig. 2 ).

Trichopsocidae

Trichopsocus dalii (McLachlan, 1867)

Material examined: North Black Sea Coast : 16.8.2017, the central park of Kavarna town , brunches of Taxus sp. bushes, N43 26 9.36 E28 20 26.9, 125 m a. s. l., 1 ♀, coll. by beating the vegetation; South Black Sea coast: 26.8.2017, Rezovo village, yard of a house, brunches of Cupressus sp. , N41 59 05.6 E28 01 48.9, 41 m a. s. l., 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 5 nymphs, coll. by beating the vegetation. Newly recorded species and family for Bulgaria .

Psocidae Amphigerontia contaminata (Stephens, 1836)

Material examined: Strandzha Mts. : 18.6.2017, between Sozopol town and Ravadinovo village, mixed broad leaf forest, brunches of Ulmus sp. , N42 24 28.7 E27 41 48.6, 33 m a. s. l., 1 ♀, coll. by beating the vegetation. Newly recorded species and genus for Bulgaria .

Figures

Figure 2. Trimerocaecilius popovi Meinander, 1978 (the area of Sinemorets village, type locality): 1 – male, 2-4 – female (photographed in ethanol), 5 – two specimens in their habitat on an oak bark.