Psocoptera (Insecta) from de Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua México

Abstract

RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF THE PSOCOPTERA OF THE SIERRA TARAHUMARA, CON- DUCTED FROM 14-20 JUNE, 2002, ARE HERE PRESENTED. 33 SPECIES, IN 17 GENERA AND 12 FAMILIES WERE COLLECTED; 17 SPECIES HAVE NOT BEEN DESCRIBED. 17 SPECIES ARE REPRESENTED BY 1-3 INDIVIDUALS, AND 22 SPECIES WERE FOUND EACH IN ONLY ONE COLLECTING LOCALITY. IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT FROM 10 TO 12 MORE SPECIES MAY OCCUR IN THE AREA. FISHERS ALPHA DIVERSITY INDEX GAVE A VALUE OF 9.01. ONLY ONE SPECIES OF PSOCOPTERA HAD BEEN RECORDED PREVIOUSLY IN THE AREA. THIS STUDY RISES TO 37 THE SPECIES OF PSOCOPTERA KNOWN IN THE STATE OF CHIHUAHUA .