New records of Psocodea (Insecta) from Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles

Dilian Georgiev; Todor Mishev

Dilian Georgiev https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2885-4895; Todor Mishev https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2024-1510

Volume 48 (Issue 2): 47–55 · 2 February 2026

Abstract: We report 20 species of Psocodea collected in Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles) during August 2025. Ten are new to the department, and for the Lesser Antilles as a whole. Several species previously known from Guadeloupe are here confirmed with precise localities and GPS coordinates. Five species are recorded for the first time from Grande-Terre Island and four from Basse-Terre Island. With these additions, the checklist of Psocodea from Guadeloupe now comprises 29 species, significantly expanding current knowledge of the Caribbean fauna of this insect order.

Keywords: biodiversity, Caribbean, equatorial, habitats, insects

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