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Aphid? - Indiopsocus coquilletti - male
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Aphid? - Indiopsocus coquilletti - Male
Agoura Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
April 3, 2015
Rather large for an aphid, but I don't think it is a barklouse so it must just be a big aphid.

Swept from California buckwheat.

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Aphid? - Indiopsocus coquilletti - male Aphid? - Indiopsocus coquilletti - male
Contributed by James Bailey on 3 April, 2015 - 5:32pm
Last updated 5 April, 2015 - 10:05am

Moved
Moved from Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice.
… James Bailey, 5 April, 2015 - 10:01am

Mockford confirms...
this is the male of Indiopsocus coquilletti. He wrote a beautiful paper about this species... Edward L. Mockford,1985, "Forms, distribution, and relationships of "Psocus" coquilletti Banks", The Southwestern Naturalist 30(1):13-22.

I will not need a specimen.
… Diane Young, 5 April, 2015 - 9:43am

 
Thanks!
That is quite some dimorphism. I don't know much about barklice I suppose.
… James Bailey, 5 April, 2015 - 10:01am

Wow! Again....
This one sure looks like the male of Indiopsocus coquilletti! I'm green with jealousy. I have emailed Dr. Mockford for confirmation.
… Diane Young, 5 April, 2015 - 8:30am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 April, 2015 - 5:33pm

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