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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Psocomorpha » Psocetae » Common Barklice (Psocidae) » Psocinae » Metylophorus

Genus Metylophorus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Remarks · Works Cited
Sawfly? - Metylophorus novaescotiae barklouse - Metylophorus novaescotiae unknown barklouse - Metylophorus novaescotiae - male Barklouse - Metylophorus novaescotiae Barklice - Metylophorus novaescotiae Metylophorus novaescotiae Metylophorus purus Metylophorus novaescotiae
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
Suborder Psocomorpha
Infraorder Psocetae
Family Psocidae (Common Barklice)
Subfamily Psocinae
Genus Metylophorus
Explanation of Names
Metylophorus Pearman 1932
Numbers
3 spp. in our area(1), 50 total(2)
Range
mostly Oriental & Neotropical(2); in our area, 2 spp. widespread in e. US & adjacent Canada + one sp. in so. AZ(1)
Remarks
our only representative of the tribe Metylophorini (>80 spp. in 7 genera worldwide)(2)
Works Cited
1.North American Psocoptera
Edward L. Mockford. 1993. Sandhill Crane Press.
2.Johnson K.P., Smith V.S. (2013) Psocodea species file online. Version 5.0
Contributed by tom murray on 13 September, 2007 - 7:25pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 7 February, 2013 - 1:47pm

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