A new species of Tapinella Enderlein, 1908 (Insecta: Psocoptera), Tapinella zirobwensis n. sp., from Uganda

Dilian Georgiev

Abstract


A new species of Tapinella Enderlein, 1908 from Uganda was described and named Tapinella zirobwensis n. sp. It was collected near Zirobwe town, in agricultural lands with eucalypt plantations and bushes. The type material is deposited at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, Bulgaria. Only a female specimen was collected and described.


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Africa, biodiversity, equatorial, insects, research

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