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Cosmopolitan Grain Barklouse (Lachesilla pedicularia)
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Copyright © 2016
Salvador Vitanza
Lachesilla -
Lachesilla pedicularia
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
December 4, 2016
Found floating in pool.
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Contributed by
Salvador Vitanza
on 5 December, 2016 - 10:05pm
Last updated 15 December, 2016 - 10:36pm
Moved
Moved from
Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice
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Salvador Vitanza
, 15 December, 2016 - 10:11pm
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The specimens you sent are...
Lachsilla pedicularia. The ID was much easier since you sent 2 males as well. Do you want the specimens back? If not I'll add them to my collection.
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Diane Young
, 15 December, 2016 - 9:05am
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Thank you Diane!
I appreciate your expert help. Please keep the specimens. This is an incredibly abundant species in El Paso at this time of the year and every day I find dozens of them floating in my pool. I have not had the pleasure to observe them on their hosts yet.
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Salvador Vitanza
, 15 December, 2016 - 10:39am
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I got the specimens today...
It gave me a workout. Still working on it.
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Diane Young
, 14 December, 2016 - 6:12pm
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Excellent!
Looking forward to hearing from you on this bug.
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Salvador Vitanza
, 14 December, 2016 - 6:22pm
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I got out my specimens of...
Lachesilla dona and I don't think this one is that species. The wing markings are very distinct and the subgenital plate on females is highly pigmented with two relatively sharp distal processes. Could you send me the specimen?
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Diane Young
, 7 December, 2016 - 11:30am
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Sure!
Just email me your address. (svitanza4 at yahoo dot com)
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Salvador Vitanza
, 7 December, 2016 - 1:03pm
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