Peritroctes bengalensis Thornton and Wong in Texas, First Western Hemisphere Records and First Description of the Male, Macropterous Female, and Egg (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Pachytroctidae)

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Peritroctes bengalensis Thornton and Wong, originally described from West Bengal, India, is first recorded from the Western Hemisphere from three counties in south-central Texas. The description of the apterous female is augmented and the male, macropterous female, micropterous female, and egg are described.