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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Psocomorpha » Homilopsocidea » Outer Barklice (Ectopsocidae) » Ectopsocus » Ectopsocus vachoni

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Copyright © 2017 Susan Leach Snyder

Unknown Barklouse - Ectopsocus vachoni

Naples , Collier County, Florida, USA
January 23, 2017
Size: 2 mm

This louse was living in leaf litter beneath a shiny wild coffee bush and a laurel oak tree.

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Unknown Barklouse - Ectopsocus vachoni

Unknown Barklouse - Ectopsocus vachoni

Unknown Barklouse - Ectopsocus vachoni

Unknown Barklouse - Ectopsocus vachoni

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Contributed by Susan Leach Snyder on 13 April, 2017 - 8:13pm
Last updated 18 February, 2021 - 5:56pm

Moved

Moved from Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice.

… Diane Young, 18 February, 2021 - 5:56pm

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I am fairly certain ...

this is Ectopsocus vachoni, based on the shape of the subgenital plate.

… Diane Young, 18 February, 2021 - 5:55pm

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one more question

I can't see the structure on the dorsal abdomen of this psocid. Is it a complex frame, recessed in the middle? If so, this is Ectopsocopsis cryptomeriae. If not we'll have to stick with Ectopsocus sp.

… Diane Young, 17 April, 2017 - 3:51pm

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It does

look like it is recessed, but I'm not sure. I've included a close-up of the abdomen from both a dorsal and lateral view.

… Susan Leach Snyder, 17 April, 2017 - 4:34pm

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The Wizard of Normal has spoken...

I was in error. This is a species of Ectopsocus but he can't ID to species from the images.

… Diane Young, 15 April, 2017 - 7:09am

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Thanks!

The genus ID is very helpful.

… Susan Leach Snyder, 15 April, 2017 - 8:01am

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Could you post one more image with the forewing in good focus?

If it's what I think it is..you may have added another species to BugGuide.

… Diane Young, 14 April, 2017 - 1:57pm

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Forewing

I'm attaching 3 images of the forewing. None of them is in very good focus, but perhaps one will work for you. I wish I could return to the lab to take additional photos, but will be out of town for the next 6 months. I return to Naples in November and could take additional photos at that time.

As always, I really appreciate your identification help.

… Susan Leach Snyder, 14 April, 2017 - 2:23pm

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