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Genus Stenocaecilius

Stenocaecilius casarum - female Stenocaecilius casarum - female Stenocaecilius casarum Stenocaecilius casarum Valenzuela antillanus - Stenocaecilius antillanus - female Stenocaecilius  antillanus - Stenocaecilius antillanus - female Bark louse nymph - Stenocaecilius casarum Bark louse nymph - Stenocaecilius casarum
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
Suborder Psocomorpha
Infraorder Caeciliusetae
Family Caeciliusidae (Lizard Barklice)
Subfamily Caeciliusinae
Genus Stenocaecilius
Explanation of Names
Stenocaecilius Mockford 2000
Numbers
3 spp. in our area, 45 spp. worldwide(1)[cite:370484]
Range
(per E.L. Mockford's pers. comm.)
Mostly African and Madagascan, with a handful in So. Pacific and Australia.
S. casarum is a tropical waif originally described from Mozambique
Other US spp. are known only from FL: S. antillanus (Banks) is primarily Neotropical and S. insularum (Mockford), primarily Antillean