Psocoptera of the Hawaiian Islands. Parts I & II. Introduction and the nonendemic fauna
Thornton IB. 1981. Psocoptera of the Hawaiian Islands. Parts I & II. Introduction and the nonendemic fauna. Pacific Insects. 23(1-2):1–49
Previous work on Hawaiian Psocoptera is summarized, and a key to families is provided. Forty-two species of nonendemic psocopterans, representing 20 genera in 12 families, are treated, and family keys to Hawaiian species are provided. Thirty-three species are known from elsewhere; 13 are tropicopolitan or cosmopolitan, 12 are widespread in the Pacific, and the remainder are predominantly western Pacific and Oriental species. Twenty-nine species occur on more than 1 of the main islands, 8 occurring on all 6 islands. Numbers of species on the islands correspond roughly with the extent of commerce. Forty of the 42 species occur on introduced plants; only 10 have been collected from native forest trees. Twenty-seven species are confined to the lowlands; only 1 is apparently confined to the highlands. The archipelago distribution and ecological distribution of this segment of the psocopteran fauna contrast markedly with the endemic psocopteran fauna.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Thornton, Ian
- Units
- HALE , HAVO , KALA
- Keywords
- Ectopsocus, Hawaii, Insects (Insecta), Lepidopsocus, Psocoptera