Abstract

GARCIA-ALDRETE, Alfonso N.. Biodiversity of Psocoptera (Insecta: Psocodea) in Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2014, vol.85, suppl., pp.S252-S256. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.34417.

The psocid fauna of Mexico is constituted by 766 species, in 105 genera and 37 families; 75% of the species occur in a biodiversity hot spot, south of parallel 19° N, between meridians 91°-101° W, in which the richest states for Psocoptera are found: Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz. Nine genera include 51.1% of the species, and 52 genera include 8.6% of the species. The level of endemism is 71.9%.

Keywords : biological richness; taxonomy; North America; neotropics.

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