Liposcelis aleksandrowiczi Georgiev, Ostrovsky &, 2020

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 : 78

Liposcelis aleksandrowiczi Georgiev, Ostrovsky &

Lienhard, 2020 (Fig. 1)

Material examined. Gomel District: W of Gomel, Makeevka forestry, 52.25.13N, 30.53.31E, 137 m, 22 Aug 2020, roadside, in the nest of Formica pratensis Retz. , 2 ex.; 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., 5♀, 3 nymphs; 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, 11♀, 3♂, 2 nymphs; N of “Klenki” gardens, 52.27.21N, 31.05.17E, 125 m, 17 Sep 2022, in the nest of Formica pratensis Retz. under the trunk of an pine tree, 1♀; W of “Romantika” gardens near Klenki, 52.27.59N, 31.05.29E, 122 m, 17 Sep 2022, the hillside of a transformer substation in a meadow in the floodplain of the Sozh River , in the nest of Formica pratensis Retz. , 5♀, 1♂; N of “Medvezhiy Log” gardens between the vill. Znamya Truda and the vill. Medvezhiy Log, 52.23.03N, 31.09.45E, 128 m, 15 Aug 2023, in the nest of Formica pratensis Retz. under the support of a power line in the field, 3♀, 3♂; N of vill. Borets, 52.18.19N, 30.57.20E, 123 m, 3 Sep 2023, pine forest, in an abandoned bird’s nest in the recess of a column of a brick building, 1♀ .

Distribution. Known only from its type locality in SE Belarus ( Georgiev et al. 2020).

Notes. Bisexual species ( Georgiev et al. 2020). This species was previously known from nests of Formica pratensis Retz. ( Georgiev et al. 2020). Is the first time this species is found in bird nests.

Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel, 1931 (Fig. 2) Material examined. Bragin District: vill. Gden’ , 51.20.37N, 30.26.39E, 105 m, 29 Jul 2020, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an old pear tree, 2♀ . Buda-Koshelevo District: SW of vill. Rudnya-Ol’khovka, 52.32.54N, 30.22.35E, 140 m, 8 Nov 2020, pine forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 2♀ ; vill. † Yaslishche , 52.33.01N, 30.24.09E, 135 m, 8 Nov 2020, in the nest of Formica polyctena Föerster , many ♀♀ . 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 ♀♀ . Gomel: Auerbaha Str. , 52.25.49N, 30.59.12E, 140 m, 28 Sep 2019, in entomological collection, 11 ex. ; 30 Oct 2019, in the same place, many ex.; 18 Oct 2020, in the same place, many ex.; 20 Sep 2022, in the same place, many ex.; 8 Oct 2019, in the herbarium, 2♀. Gomel District: SE of Gomel, Korenevka forestry, 52.22.29N, 31.02.34E, 133 m, 4 Jun 2017, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 6♀ ; 11 Oct 2020, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ex.; 52.22.35N, 31.03.18E, 137 m, 11 Oct 2020, mixed forest, under oak bark, 1♀; 52.22.36N,

31.02.40E, 137 m, 11 Oct 2020, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 20♀; W of Gomel, Makeevka forestry, 52.25.13N, 30.53.31E , 137 m, 22 Aug 2020, roadside, in the nest of Formica pratensis Retz. , many ex.; 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. Starye Dyatlovichi , 52.13.48N, 30.51.30E , 125 m, 20 Sep 2020, sparse pine forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ♀♀; E of vill. Starye Dyatlovichi , 52.13.55N, 30.53.25E , 113 m, 20 Sep 2020, a brick building of a stationary oil localization and collection line in case of emergencies at underwater crossings of the main oil pipeline “Unecha ‒ Mozyr’” across the Sozh River , in an abandoned nest of Vespa crabro L., many ♀♀; 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, 10♀, 1 nymph; N of vill. Borets , 52.18.19N, 30.57.20E , 123 m, 3 Sep 2023, pine forest, in an abandoned bird’s nest in the recess of a column of a brick building, many ♀♀. Khoyniki District : E of vill. † Krasnyi Pakhar’, 51.54.45N, 30.06.08E , 120 m, 30 Jul 2023, field, in an abandoned bird’s nest un- der a reinforced concrete bridge over the Velikyi Canal, 2♀; E of Khoyniki , 51.55.00N, 30.01.12E , 143 m, 1 Aug 2023, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 9♀; 51.55.03N, 30.01.17E, 139 m, 1 Aug 2023, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ex.; 51.55.00N, 30.01.14E, 142 m, 1 Aug 2023, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 34♀, 1 nymph; 51.55.01N, 30.01.17E, 140 m, 1 Aug 2023, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica polyctena Föerster , many ♀♀. Loev District : E of vill. Abakumy, 51.59.25N, 30.51.54E , 116 m, 13 Jun 2020, lowland oak forest, in the nest of Formica pressilabris Nyl. , 7♀ and nymphs; 51.59.23N, 30.51.53E, 117 m, 13 Jun 2020, lowland oak forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ♀♀; vill. Podrechitskoe , 52.02.05N, 30.47.12E , 112 m, 27 Aug 2022, in the nest of Formica pratensis Retz. under the trunk of an pine tree, 15♀, 2 nymphs.

Distribution. Cosmopolitan species found in Palaearctic Region including Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Australia, Central America, Indian Ocean Islands, North America, Oriental Region and South America ( Lienhard & Smithers 2002).

Notes. Parthenogenetic (thelytokous) species ( Lienhard 1998). One of the most common polyphagous pest psocids of stored food products, particularly flours, cere- als, semolina and rice ( Turner 1994). This species was also described as a herbarium pest ( Retief et al. 1995). Infestations of L. bostrychophila were found on paper, books and entomological collections ( Turner 1987). This species also can survive on fungi in living places or storage areas ( Mills et al. 1992). In the wild, it was found under the bark of trees, in anthills, abandoned bird and wasp nests.