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Family Ectopsocidae - Outer Barklice

psocid - Ectopsocus briggsi tiny whatzit - Ectopsocus barklouse? - Ectopsocopsis cryptomeriae Barklice - Ectopsocus californicus Ectopsocus vachoni Badonnel - Ectopsocus vachoni - female Ectopsocus? - Ectopsocus meridionalis Ectopsocus species? - Ectopsocus californicus Barklouse - Ectopsocus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
Suborder Psocomorpha
Infraorder Homilopsocidea
Family Ectopsocidae (Outer Barklice)
Explanation of Names
Ectopsocidae Roesler 1944
Numbers
13 species in 2 genera in our area(1); ~230 spp. in 6 genera total (of which ~160 spp. of Ectopsocus)(2)