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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Psocomorpha » Psocetae » Common Barklice (Psocidae) » Psocinae » Ptyctini » Indiopsocus » Indiopsocus texanus
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Big bark louse - Indiopsocus texanus
Copyright © 2014 Tommy McElrath

Big bark louse - Indiopsocus texanus
Sapelo Island, McIntosh County, Georgia, USA
October 10, 2014
Size: ~ 5 mm
@ HgV light at the UGA Marine Institute on Sapelo Island, GA

Taken using an iPhone 5S with a clip-on macro lens. Some light provided by headlamp.

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Contributed by Tommy McElrath on 16 December, 2014 - 12:04pm
Last updated 3 March, 2015 - 3:26pm

Indiopsocus sp., probably I. texanus (Aaron) --det E.L. Mockford
Moved from Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice.
… v belov, 3 March, 2015 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

Are you sure about the size?
If it's really 5 mm it could be Hyalopsocus instead of Indiopsocus. If you see more of these would you consider sending them to me in alcohol?? If so I could send home made cookies in return.
… Diane Young, 19 December, 2014 - 10:58am login or register to post comments

 
It was close
To that. It was pretty big for a Psocopteran, at least in my experience. I didn't collect any, but a few of my students did, and I have access to their collections. I'll check after break.
… Tommy McElrath, 19 December, 2014 - 11:06am login or register to post comments

Great start to my morning!
This looks like a species of Indiopsocus, my favorite group. Wish I had the specimen to be sure. This one could be Indiopsocus ceterus or Indiopsocus texanus. I would have to examine it closely to know which.
… Diane Young, 18 December, 2014 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

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