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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Psocomorpha » Homilopsocidea » Fateful Barklice (Lachesillidae) » Lachesilla » forcepeta group (Lachesilla forcepeta group) » Lachesilla penta
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Fateful Barklouse - Lachesilla penta - male
Copyright © 2015 Robert Lord Zimlich

Fateful Barklouse - Lachesilla penta - Male
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
December 25, 2015
Size: ~1.5mm (body)
Looks like Lachesilla, but which one?

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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 25 December, 2015 - 8:03pm
Last updated 26 December, 2015 - 6:08pm

Penta is a nickname of my baby girl
she probably has a dozen more to spare, tho
… v belov, 28 June, 2016 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Fateful Barklice.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 26 December, 2015 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

The Wizard of Normal has spoken...
and yes, this is Lachesilla penta! I have only collected it in Texas. Good find.
… Diane Young, 26 December, 2015 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

Had to get out my specimens for this one..
I looked at L. anna, L. penta and L. major. Lachesilla penta fits due to the shape of the epiproct and "half-moon" cubital loop. I'l send this to Ed for confirmation. Of course, with the specimen in hand it would be easy to make an ID by examining the genitalia.
… Diane Young, 26 December, 2015 - 6:43am login or register to post comments

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