Belaphotroctes
Roesler, 1943
Belaphotroctes is a of small ( and ) in the Liposcelididae. Members of this genus are minute, dorsoventrally flattened adapted to living in concealed microhabitats such as leaf litter, bark crevices, and stored products. The genus was established by Roesler in 1943 and has been recorded from both the New World (USA, Mexico, Jamaica) and Africa (Angola, Togo).
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Belaphotroctes: /ˌbɛləfoʊˈtrɒkˌtiz/
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Distribution
Recorded from USA, Mexico, and Jamaica in the Americas; also from Angola and Togo in Africa.
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Taxonomic Note
Catalogue of Life places Belaphotroctes in the Embidopsocidae, while GBIF and iNaturalist list it under Liposcelididae. The -level of this has been subject to revision; Embidopsocidae is sometimes treated as a subfamily within Liposcelididae or as a separate family. The genus contains relatively few described and is poorly represented in collections.
Collection Records
Only 5 iNaturalist observations are documented for this entire , suggesting it is either genuinely rare, undercollected, or difficult to detect due to its small size and cryptic habits.