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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Psocomorpha » Psocetae » Common Barklice (Psocidae) » Psocinae » Metylophorus » Metylophorus novaescotiae
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Common Barklouse - Metylophorus novaescotiae
Copyright © 2013 Robert Lord Zimlich

Common Barklouse - Metylophorus novaescotiae
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
February 11, 2013
Size: 6-7mm
Perhaps a female Indiopsocus campestris?

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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 11 February, 2013 - 3:22am
Last updated 2 September, 2013 - 2:35am

Moved
Moved from Common Barklice.
… v belov, 2 September, 2013 - 2:35am login or register to post comments

I'm reconsidering...
at that size it must be a male Metylophorus novascotiae! The pterostigma is rather distinctive in the male of this species. It is very pointed toward to posterior angle.
… Diane Young, 13 February, 2013 - 4:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved for Further Investigation
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 11 February, 2013 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

Could be...
The small abdomen might indicate this is a male. If it is campestris, the posterior end of the phallosome should be visible in a dissecting microscope. It is quite distinctive. The lack of pigment spots on the forewing look right for this species.
… Diane Young, 11 February, 2013 - 8:24am login or register to post comments

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