Liposcelis

Liposcelis
Liposcelis mendax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocoptera
Family: Liposcelididae
Genus: Liposcelis
Species

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Liposcelis is a genus of insects in the order Psocoptera, the booklice and barklice. There are about 126 species. Many species are associated with human habitation and several are well known as pests of stored products.[1] The genus is distributed nearly worldwide.[2]

These booklice mainly attack grain stores. They reduce weight and quality, invade packaged foodstuffs, and infest storage facilities.[3] Even when they do little damage, their mere presence in a shipment of food makes the product unacceptable to buyers.[4] Their importance as pests has grown in recent years due to greater recognition of their presence in stored products and the lack of control options.[4]

These insects are closely related to lice (order Phthiraptera), the common parasites of animals.[5] At least one species, L. bostrychophila, harbors the human and feline pathogen Rickettsia felis.[6]

Species include:[7]

References

  1. ↑ Yang, Q., et al. (2015). Morphological and molecular characterization of a sexually reproducing colony of the booklouse Liposcelis bostrychophila (Psocodea: Liposcelididae) found in Arizona. Scientific Reports, 5. Article number 10429.
  2. ↑ Mockford, E. L., & Krushelnycky, P. D. (2008). New species and records of Liposcelis Motschulsky (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) from Hawaii with first description of the male of Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel. Zootaxa, 1766, 53-68.
  3. ↑ Diaz-Montano, J., et al. (2014). Evaluation of potential attractants for Liposcelis bostrychophila (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 107(2), 867-874.
  4. 1 2 Nayak, M. K. (2006, October). Psocid and mite pests of stored commodities: small but formidable enemies. In: I. Lorini, et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, Campinas, Brazil. (Vol. 15, pp. 1061-1073).
  5. ↑ Wei, D. D., et al. (2012). The multipartite mitochondrial genome of Liposcelis bostrychophila: insights into the evolution of mitochondrial genomes in bilateral animals. PLoS One, 7(3), e33973-1.
  6. ↑ Behar, A., McCormick, L. J., & Perlman, S. J. (2010). Rickettsia felis infection in a common household insect pest, Liposcelis bostrychophila (Psocoptera: Liposcelidae). Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76(7), 2280-85.
  7. ↑ Liposcelis. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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