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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Outer Barklice (Ectopsocidae) » Ectopsocus
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tiny whatzit - Ectopsocus
Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

tiny whatzit - Ectopsocus
Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
December 2, 2006
Size: about 1.85 mm
Found by sifting samples of hand-shredded moss from a wooded area. This insect is obviously flightless yet has substantial wing flaps.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 17 December, 2006 - 8:38am
Last updated 5 May, 2009 - 9:57am

Moved
Moved from Nymphs (or reduced-winged adults).
… john and jane balaban, 3 February, 2009 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Barklice and Booklice.
… john and jane balaban, 23 December, 2007 - 6:45pm login or register to post comments

Psocoptera
On a hunch I checked out Psocoptera and found a home for this insect. Tom Murray has an image of a juvenile at practically the same stage as this one.
… Jim McClarin, 17 December, 2006 - 9:04am login or register to post comments

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