Family Amphientomidae - Tropical Barklice

Classification · Numbers · Works Cited

small bark louse - Stimulopalpus japonicus

Adult and nymph on boulder in mountain river - Stimulopalpus japonicus

Moth-Hopper-Louse-Bug Thingy - Stimulopalpus japonicus

What order is this insect? - Stimulopalpus japonicus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)

Family Amphientomidae (Tropical Barklice)

Numbers

3 spp. in 2 genera in North America; rather diverse in tropical regions.(1)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by tom murray on 6 January, 2008 - 9:11pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 30 November, 2009 - 11:18am

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