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Suborder Psocomorpha

Common Barklouse (undescribed) - Indiopsocus lanceolatus - male possible booklouse - Camelopsocus tucsonensis Ptycta polluta - female Psocid? - Ectopsocus vachoni Peripsocus subfasciatus male? - Peripsocus subfasciatus - male Psocid (?) Barklouse - Graphopsocus cruciatus Barklouse nymph - Metylophorus novaescotiae
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
Suborder Psocomorpha
Identification
Antennae (probably) with 13 or fewer segments, never with secondary annulations. Labial palpus with 1 segment, lacking basal segment. Forewings usually are present with sclerotized pterostigma. Adults have 2- or 3-segmented tarsi.
Contributed by v belov on 28 June, 2011 - 4:07pm
Additional contributions by Robert Lord Zimlich, Arturo Santos
Last updated 4 March, 2023 - 10:20pm

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