NAME CHANGES FOR SOME SPECIES OF 
MYOPSOCIDAE (PSOCOPTERA)* 
By C. N. Smithers 
The Australian Museum, College Street, 
Sydney, Australia. 
Mockford (1982) pointed out the problems raised by inadequate 
definitions of some of the genera of the Myopsocidae. After examin- 
ing the type specimen of Myopsocus unduosus Hagen he listed the 
species which should be included in Myopsocus (= Phlotodes 
Enderlein, = Rhaptoneura Enderlein) and Lichenomima Enderlein, 
leaving six species as incertae sedis which cannot be assigned until 
they have been re-examined. Some relevant, described species were, 
however, not mentioned. This short paper is an attempt to place as 
many of these as possible in their appropriate genera and is thus a 
supplement to Mockford’s very useful paper. The species omitted by 
him are dealt with here in groups according to the history of their 
nomenclature. 
A. Species which should now be placed in Myopsocus. 
1. Species originally assigned to Phlotodes. 
longicauda New 1975, Nigeria. Dr New, in lit., informs me that 
this species should be placed in Myopsocus as Rs and M in the hind 
wings are fused for a length. 
medleri New 1973, Nigeria. See comment under longicauda. 
nigeriensis New 1975, Nigeria. See comment under longicauda. 
ornata New 1973, Nigeria. See comment under longicauda. 
sagitta Smithers and Thornton, 1979, New Hebrides. 
tropica Smithers 1975, Queensland. This species has some 
characters which suggest close association with Lophopterygella 
Enderlein but was retained in Phlotodes at the time of description 
on the basis of characters of hind wing venation. 
longigena Enderlein 1926, Java. At the time of description Ender- 
lein considered Phlotodes have Rs and M fused in the hind wings 
and Lichenomima to have these veins joined by a crossvein. As he 
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