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Family Psocidae - Common Barklice

Blastopsocus walshi Mockford - Blastopsocus walshi - female Unknown Barklouse - Blastopsocus variabilis - male Common Barklous - Indiopsocus lanceolatus - male Blaste quieta - female barklouse - Blaste opposita Metylophorus novaescotiae Bark Louse - Trichadenotecnum Unknown Insect - Cerastipsocus venosus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
Suborder Psocomorpha
Infraorder Psocetae
Family Psocidae (Common Barklice)
Explanation of Names
Psocidae Hagen 1865
Numbers
>60 spp. in 14 genera of 2 subfamilies in our area(1), ~1,150 spp. in 95 genera of 4 subfamilies total(2)
Size
2-12 mm
Habitat
On bark and on rocks(1)