Family Lachesillidae - Fateful Barklice

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Works Cited

Lachesilla kathrynae Mockford & Gurney - Lachesilla kathrynae - female

Psocid, anterior head - Lachesilla - female

Psocodea, ventral head and left protarsus - Lachesilla - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)

Suborder Psocomorpha

Infraorder Homilopsocidea

Family Lachesillidae (Fateful Barklice)

Explanation of Names

Lachesillidae Pearman 1936

Numbers

43 spp. in 4 genera in our area(1); ~650 spp. in 26 genera total (of which ~350 spp. in Lachesilla)(2)

Identification

Very small barklice with clear wings and a distinct cubital loop (U-shaped vein in the central upper margin of the forewing). Ectopsocidae look very similar but lack the cubital loop. (Philip Careless, 12/24/2007)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.

2.	Johnson K.P., Smith V.S. (2013) Psocodea species file online. Version 5.0

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 25 December, 2007 - 9:12pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 30 September, 2021 - 8:38pm

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