Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Psocomorpha » Psocetae » Common Barklice (Psocidae) » Psocinae » Metylophorus » Metylophorus novaescotiae
Photo#1342868
Bark louse - Metylophorus novaescotiae
Copyright © 2017 Ken Schneider

Bark louse - Metylophorus novaescotiae
Brim Road, Colusa County, California, USA
February 27, 2017
Size: ca 3-5 mm

Images of this individual: tag all
Bark louse - Metylophorus novaescotiae Bark louse - Metylophorus novaescotiae
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 27 February, 2017 - 5:31pm
Last updated 7 July, 2017 - 12:14pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified eggs, nymphs, and brachypterous adults.
… v belov, 7 July, 2017 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

Psocidae nymph
If I am correct there are 2 spots on the vertex then this would be Metylophorus novaescotiae.
… Diane Young, 7 July, 2017 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks but -
FWIW, this looks like it's the first BG record from the western part of the US and our info. page also suggests this is an eastern NA species - is there any chance it could be a congener? I'm sure the ID is probably correct, just wanted to point out the geographic issue...
… Ken Schneider, 7 July, 2017 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice.
… v belov, 28 February, 2017 - 12:15am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact