Liposcelis corrodens (Heymons, 1909)

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 : 79-80

Liposcelis corrodens (Heymons, 1909) (Fig. 3)

Material examined. Bragin District: vill. Verkhnie Zhary, 51.20.51N, 30.35.13E, 104 m, 20 Jul 2020, in an abandoned nest of Vespa crabro L. in the attic of an abandoned house, many ex.; vill. Nizhnie Zhary, 51.17.32N, 30.34.14E, 103 m, 23 Jul 2020, in an abandoned swallow’s nest inside an abandoned house, many ex.; 51.17.50N, 30.33.47E, 104 m, 23 Jul 2020, in an abandoned bird’s nest under the roof of an abandoned house, many ex.; 51.17.51N, 30.33.25E, 106 m, 23 Jul 2020, in the marten’s nest in the old bee-tree, many ex.; Zhary forestry between the vill. Nizhnie Zhary and the vill. Gden’, 51.20.15N, 30.30.20E, 112 m, 25 Jul 2020, mixed forest, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an abandoned gazebo, many ex.; vill. Gden’, 51.19.58N, 30.27.18E, 106 m, 27 Jul 2020, in an abandoned swallow’s nest inside an abandoned house, many ex.; 51.20.29N, 30.26.15E, 105 m, 27 Jul 2020, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an abandoned house, many ex.; 51.20.04N, 30.27.12E, 103 m, 28 Jul 2020, in swallow droppings on the floor inside an abandoned house, many ex.; NW of vill. Velikiy Les, 51.54.38N, 30.09.01E, 124 m, 30 Jul 2023, pine forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 1♀. Buda-Koshelevo District: Uvarovichi, 52.36.18N, 30.44.54E, 131 m, 23 May 2019, among garbage remains and dry bird droppings in an old water tower, 29 ex.; between the vill. Uza and the vill. Rudenets, 52.35.30N, 30.49.01E, 138 m, 25 Oct 2020, spontaneous landfill of household waste, among the garbage, 2♂, 1 nymph; vill. Uza, 52.35.51N, 30.48.59E, 140 m, 1 Nov 2020, railway station, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an abandoned outbuilding, 2 ex.; S of vill. Rudnya-Ol’khovka, 52.32.43N, 30.23.02E, 144 m, 8 Nov 2020, pine forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ♀♀ and ♂♂; vill. †Yaslishche, 52.33.01N, 30.24.09E, 135 m, 8 Nov 2020, in the nest of Formica polyctena Föerster , many ♀♀; N of vill. †Yaslishche, 52.33.33N, 30.23.55E, 142 m, 8 Nov 2020, pine forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ex.; SW of vill. Zarech’ye, 52.33.26N, 30.25.52E, 150 m, 23 Apr 2023, pine forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 1♂; 52.33.00N, 30.25.30E, 143 m, 23 Apr 2023, pine forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 3♂. 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 ♀♀; NE of vill. Larishchevo, 52.24.44N, 31.13.40E, 126 m, 16 Aug 2020, mixed forest on the bank of the Iput’ River, in the mixed nest of Formica rufa / polyctena , 1♀; 52.24.44N, 31.13.39E, 126 m, 16 Aug 2020, mixed forest on the bank of the Iput’ River, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ex. Gomel: Auerbaha Str., 52.25.49N, 30.59.12E, 140 m, 8 Oct 2019, in the herbarium, 8 ex.; 18 Oct 2020, in entomological collection, many ex.; Kosmonavtov Av., 52.26.54N, 30.58.10E, 138 m, 14 Jul 2022, in a fallen down city swallow’s nest, 1♂. Gomel District: S of vill. Zalyad’e, 52.25.37N, 31.10.27E, 119 m, 6 Sep 2020, pond shore, 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 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.; 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 ♀♀; SE of Gomel, Korenevka forestry, 52.22.36N, 31.02.40E, 137 m, 11 Oct 2020, mixed forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 2♀ (many more); S of Gomel, Novobelitsa forestry, 52.20.36N, 30.59.53E, 122 m, 28 Mar 2021, mixed forest, in a beehive on a dry pine tree, 1♀; N of vill. Borets, 52.18.16N, 30.57.25E, 125 m, 4 Jun 2022, pine forest, in an abandoned bird’s nest under the window on the two floor of an abandoned building, 3♀; 52.18.18N, 30.57.33E, 141 m, 4 Jun 2022, pine forest, in an abandoned nest of Vespa crabro L. inside an abandoned summerhouse, 5♀, 1 nymph; 52.18.18N, 30.57.32E, 140 m, 4 Jun 2022, pine forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., 1♂, 5♀; 52.18.15N, 30.57.26E, 127 m, 3 Sep 2023, pine forest, in an abandoned bird’s nest under the roof of an abandoned wooden building, 8♀; 52.18.19N, 30.57.20E, 123 m, 3 Sep 2023, pine forest, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an abandoned brick building, 10♂, 60♀, 2 nymphs; 3 Sep 2023, pine forest, in an abandoned bird’s nest in the recess of a column of a brick building, many ♀♀ and ♂♂; N of vill. Znamya Truda, 52.22.46N, 31.08.23E, 130 m, 15 Aug 2023, in the nest of Formica rufa L. inside a ruined gazebo near the woods, 2♂, 17♀, 1 nymph; “Glushets” gardens, 52.15.28N, 30.50.40E, 121 m, 23 Aug 2023, in an abandoned bird’s nest in a tangle of vines at the dacha, 2♀. Khoyniki District: vill. Oktyabr’, 51.54.54N, 30.02.42E, 126 m, 29 Jul 2023, in an abandoned swallow’s nest inside an abandoned house, 2♂, 29♀, 3 nymphs; 51.54.55N, 30.02.39E, 126 m, 1 Aug 2023, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an abandoned house, 1♂, 16♀; 1 Aug 2023, in an abandoned swallow’s nest inside an abandoned house, 2♂, 3♀; vill. Korchevoe, 51.55.26N, 30.03.26E, 126 m, 31 Jul 2023, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an abandoned house, 6♂, 20♀, 2 nymphs. Loev District: E of vill. Abakumy, 51.59.23N, 30.51.53E, 117 m, 13 Jun 2020, lowland oak forest, in the nest of Formica rufa L., many ♀♀; NE of vill. Abakumy, 51.59.25N, 30.51.55E, 117 m, 10 Jun 2021, lowland oak forest, in an abandoned bird’s nest in a hollow tree on the shore of a forest lake, 3♂, 5♀; vill. Karpovka, 52.01.09N, 30.54.06E, 116 m, 11 Jun 2021, in an abandoned swallow’s nest inside an abandoned farm building, 2♀; 52.01.21N, 30.54.12E, 117 m, 12 Jun 2021, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an abandoned bathhouse, 4♂, 16♀, 2 nymphs; E of vill. Pervomaisk, 52.03.35N, 30.46.25E, 114 m, 25 Jun 2022, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an abandoned woodshed, 1♀; 27 Aug 2022, in an abandoned wasp’s nest on the attic of an abandoned house, 2♂, 10♀, 1 nymph; 52.03.34N, 30.46.25E, 114 m, 27 Aug 2022, in a pile of dead bees on the floor of an abandoned house, 4♂, 15♀, 9 nymphs; N of vill. Koshevoe, 52.03.35N, 30.46.42E, 115 m, 25 Jun 2022, in an abandoned bird’s nest inside an abandoned house, 7♂, 7♀, 1 nymph; vill. Koshevoe, 52.02.44N, 30.47.10E, 115 m, 25 Jun 2022, in an abandoned swallow’s nest inside an abandoned brick building, 5♂, 8♀, 2 nymphs; 52.03.07N, 30.47.03E, 114 m, 27 Aug 2022, in the nest of Formica rufa L. inside an abandoned house, many ex.

Distribution. Nearly cosmopolitan species found in every continent except Antarctica ( Yoshizawa & Lienhard 2010; Cui et al. 2020). L. corrodens has record occurring in nature in Palaearctic Region and America ( Lienhard 1994).

Notes. Bisexual species ( Lienhard 1998). This is most common species of the genus Liposcelis and one of common stored product booklouse ( Cui et al. 2020). Often domestic. Infestations of L. corrodens were found on paper, books, herbarium and entomological collections. This species also can survive on dead insects and dry bird droppings. In the wild, it was found in anthills, beehives, abandoned bird, mammal and wasp nests.