Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Liposcelis entomophila
Scavenger; humid zone; the species is widely distributed by commerce, and occurs in stored grain. It should be found around buildings on the inhabited islands.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Psocoptera
Suborder
Troctomorpha
Family
Liposcelidae
Genus
Liposcelis
Species
entomophila
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2001
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Food contaminant
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Pinzón
- Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
- Thornton, I.W.B. Woo, A.K.T. (1973) Psocoptera of the Galapagos Islands. Pacific Insects 15(1): 1-58.
- Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Liposcelis entomophila", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=10438. Accessed 20 June 2025.