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Content:  NOTE: The very large genus Psocus Latreille was redefined in a narrower sense by Pearman (1932a: 203) and later (1934b) the same author erected the genus Psocidus (with Psocidus zanzibarensis Pearman as type species) for the large number of species which had been described in Psocus but which were outside its scope in his restricted sense and which could also not be placed in other defined genera. Roesler (1944) placed the monotypic genera Sigmatina Enderlein and Clistopsocus Navas as subgenera of Psocidus. This resulted in a situation in which there were established three subgenera, Sigmatina, Clistopsocus and Psocidus s. str. which, in a formal sense, each included only its type species. The many remaining species (about 125) were listed as being in the genus Psocidus s. l. by Smithers (1967a), none of them having been formally shown to be congeneric with P. zanzibarensis. Study of these will undoubtedly result in the establishment of some new genera. It is also probable that several species described in Psocus after its redefinition by Pearman (1934b) are incorrectly placed and will also need new genera. Thornton (1960) described two new species from Hong Kong, Psocidus validus and Psocidus strictus stating that they were congeneric with the type species and including them in Psocidus s. str., considering all other species to belong to Psocidus s. l. New (1975e, 1978f), Badonnel (1977e), Thornton (1984b) and Mockford (1996a) have similarly added eight species to Psocidus s. str.

Source of information:  Used as primary data for initial import.  From Lienhard & Courtenay Smithers. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta) World Catalogue and Bibliography. Psocoptera (Insecta) World Catalogue and Bibliography.

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