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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Psocomorpha » Psocetae » Common Barklice (Psocidae) » Psocinae » Psocini » Psocus

Genus Psocus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Works Cited
Teliapsocus? - Psocus crosbyi Unknown Barklice? - Psocus Psocopteran of somekind? - Psocus crosbyi - female barklouse - Psocus leidyi - female barklouse - Psocus leidyi unknown Psocopteran - Psocus - female Flying thingy - Psocus leidyi Psocus leidyi - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
Suborder Psocomorpha
Infraorder Psocetae
Family Psocidae (Common Barklice)
Subfamily Psocinae
Tribe Psocini
Genus Psocus
Explanation of Names
Psocus Latreille 1794
Greek psochos (ψωχος) 'dust, sand'(1)
Numbers
2 spp. in our area(2), 17 spp. worldwide(3)
Range
many parts of the Old World (Oriental, w. Palaearctic/Mediterranean...) + NA & W. Indies(3)
Works Cited
1.The Century Dictionary: an encyclopedic lexicon of the English language
2.North American Psocoptera
Edward L. Mockford. 1993. Sandhill Crane Press.
3.Johnson K.P., Smith V.S. (2013) Psocodea species file online. Version 5.0
Contributed by tom murray on 13 September, 2007 - 7:28pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 7 February, 2013 - 3:01pm

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