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Large, colorful, Barklouse - Elipsocus

Watsonville, La Selva Beach neighborhood, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
July 25, 2017
Size: ~4mm

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Large, colorful, Barklouse - Elipsocus

Large, colorful, Barklouse - Elipsocus

Large, colorful, Barklouse - Elipsocus

Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 27 July, 2017 - 2:14am
Last updated 2 August, 2017 - 3:37pm

Moved

Moved from Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice.

… v belov, 27 July, 2017 - 3:19pm

A psocid with color!

This was fun. It is in the genus Elipsocus. It appears to agree with E. pumilis but I have never seen members of the family Elipsocidae. Dr. Mockford just left for 2 weeks in Arizona but maybe he will check his email while there. I'll send it on to him for expert opinion.

… Diane Young, 27 July, 2017 - 3:07pm

Damp Barklice?!

First of all, thanks, Diane. But seriously, do the same people who name quarks name barklice families? I actually enjoy the names, and wonder what new ones are in store!

… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 27 July, 2017 - 5:47pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 27 July, 2017 - 2:21am

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