Lachesilla cuala García Aldrete

García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, Zootaxa 2219, pp. 1-17 : 14

Lachesilla cuala García Aldrete

Lachesilla cuala García Aldrete 1988: 41 .

Jujuy Province, Calilegua National Park, 1 male, 1 female, 18.XII.1987, Aguas Negras, 500m, subtropical humid forest, UV light trap, S. & J. Peck; same locality, date and collectors, camp ground forest, Malaise FIT, 5 males, 900m. Aguas Negras Trail. 11–15.XII.1987. Same trap and collectors, Prosopis forest, 40 males, 74 females. El Cortadero, km. 6. 800 m. Forest, Malaise FIT, same collectors, 1 male, 2 females. Estaca El Cero, 900 m. Forest, Malaise FIT, same collectors, 6 males, 8 females. La Lagunita Trail, subtropical deciduous forest, 23°45.1’S: 64°51.1’W, 753 m. 27.X.2006. G. Sziráki, 1 male. Pueblo Ledesma. Garden of the guest house, 23°49.7’S: 64°47.5’W, light trap, 29– 30.X.2006. G. Sziráki, E. Hórvath & E. González Olazo, 7 males, 6 females. Salta Province. 45 km W Salta, El Alisal, 1–29.XII. 1987. 1950 m. Moist ravine thicket. Malaise FIT. S. & J. Peck, 4 males, 1 female. 17 km N La Caldera, Alto de la Sierra, 1550 m. 2–30.XII.1987, Malaise FIT, subtropical humid forest, S. & J. Peck, 65 males, 31 females. 22 km N La Caldera, El Ucumar, 1550 m. 2–30.XII.1987. Malaise FIT, subtropical humid forest, S. & J. Peck, 5 males, 1 female. El Rey National Park. Río Los Puestos, 880 m. 6–16.XII.1987. Malaise FIT, Prosopis forest. S. & J. Peck, 13 males. 900 m. Pozo Verde Trail, km 1. 9–10.XII.1987. UV light trap, Chaco thorn forest, same collectors, 7 males, 6 females. 950 m. Pozo Verde Trail, 10–13.XII.1987. Yungas forest, sweeping. Same collectors, 7 males, 6 females. 950 m. Pozo Verde Trail, km. 5. Same collectors, 5–15.XII.1987. Malaise FIT, Yungas forest, 39 males, 36 females. 1000 m. Pozo Verde Trail, km 7. Same date, trap, vegetation and collectors, 51 males, 53 females. 900 m. Río La Sala. Humid moss and Chaco forest, same date, trap and collectors, 63 males, 57 females. Same locality, date and collectors, night beating, 29 males, 28 females. 5–10.XII.1987. Malaise FIT, open stream inforest, same collectors, 3 males (MHNG).

This is a widely distributed species, occurring in Mexico, Panama, Trinidad and Brazil ( Lienhard & Smithers 2002). In Argentina it had been collected in Misiones ( García Aldrete 2004).