Paracaecilius hilli (Smithers)

Schmidt, Evan R. & New, Timothy R., 2008, The Psocoptera (Insecta) of Tasmania, Australia, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 65, pp. 71-152 : 85

Paracaecilius hilli (Smithers)

Enderleinella hilli Smithers, 1979: 62 . Paracaecilius hilli . --- Smithers, 1994a: 126.

Material examined. Many individuals collected throughout the year.

Distribution. Tasmania and Victoria.

Remarks. This locally widespread species was found on many, predominantly broad-leafed plant species in wet environments. In dry environments it was also common on broad-leafed trees and shrubs such as Acacia melanoxylon , Banksia serrata and Myoporum insulare . Smithers (1979) indicated that the costal vein in the region of the pterostigma and proximal to it is thickened in Paracaecilius zelandicus (Tillyard) , but is narrow in Paracaecilius hilli . Examination of additional material suggests that this characteristic is somewhat variable in the latter species, most possessing those features noted in P. zelandicus .