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Species Indiopsocus lacteus

Indiopsocus lacteus Mockford & Young - Indiopsocus lacteus - female Indiopsocus lacteus - female Indiopsocus lacteus - male Indiopsocus lacteus - male Indiopsocus lacteus Indiopsocus lacteus - male
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)
Subfamily Psocinae
Tribe Ptyctini
Genus Indiopsocus
Species lacteus (Indiopsocus lacteus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Indiopsocus lacteus Mockford and Young, 2015(1)
Explanation of Names
"The name refers to the pallid white ground color of this species (Latin, lacteus = milky white)."
Range
Known only from central Texas
Habitat
Asso. with Juniperus ashei (Cupressaceae) (a species found mostly in central Texas).
Works Cited
1.New species and records of Indiopsocus Mockford (Psocodea: 'Psocoptera': Psocidae) from Texas
Mockford, Edward L. and Diane W. Young. 2015. American Entomological Society.