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Species Peripsocus madidus

Peripsocus madidus (Hagen) - Peripsocus madidus - female Stout Barklouse - Peripsocus madidus Psocodea061519-6 - Peripsocus madidus - male - female Peripsocus madidus Pennsylvania Barklouse for ID  - Peripsocus madidus possibly another Peripsocus? - Peripsocus madidus Psocidae  - Peripsocus madidus Barklouse - Peripsocus madidus
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 Peripsocidae (Stout Barklice)
Genus Peripsocus
Species madidus (Peripsocus madidus)
Explanation of Names
Peripsocus madidus (Hagen 1861)
Size
~ 3.2 mm (1)
Identification
note the phallosome

Det. D. Young, 2019
Range
e NA (TX-FL-NS-IA), + CA (1)(BG data)
Habitat
bark and branches of broad-leaf as well as coniferous trees (1)
Remarks
possibly the most prevalent psocid in the USA!
… Diane Young, 28 October, 2018