Description of a new species of the genus Troctopsoculus Mockford, 1967 (Insecta: Psocodea)

Mishev T. 1 , Georgiev D. 1,2
1 Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2 Department of General Animal Husbandry, Section Ecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University – Stara Zagora, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

Year: 2026, Number: 549, Pages: 9-12

A new species, Troctopsoculus milenae sp. n., is described from French Guiana, representing only the third known species of the genus Troctopsoculus Mockford, 1967. The holotype female was collected from dry Phenakospermum guyannense leaves at a rainforest edge near Petit Saut Lake. The new species is most similar to T. morenus Mockford, 1967 but differs in its paler body coloration, details of forewing venation, and wing pattern.

DOI: 10.25221/fee.549.2

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Keywords: taxonomy, new species, description, biodiversity, French Guiana, Amazonia,

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