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Nanopsocus oceanicus - male
Copyright © 2014 Diane Young

Nanopsocus oceanicus - Male
San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, USA
November 12, 2014
Size: ~ 1 mm
Finally got a shot of the tiny male of this species. Not much color but here he is. Found in a pile of leaf litter and dead palm fronds. Male " "colored as apterous female but with a reddish brown strip along anterior margin of each abdominal terga 2 - 7" (1)

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Nanopsocus oceanicus - male Nanopsocus oceanicus - male
Contributed by Diane Young on 12 November, 2014 - 11:04am

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