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Genus Psocus

Pennsylvania Barklouse for ID - Psocus leidyi

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

Tribe Psocini

Genus Psocus

Explanation of Names

Psocus Latreille 1794

Greek psochos (ψωχος) 'dust, sand'(1)

Numbers

2 spp. in our area(2), 17 spp. worldwide(3)

Range

many parts of the Old World (Oriental, w. Palaearctic/Mediterranean...) + NA & W. Indies(3)

Works Cited

1.	The Century Dictionary: an encyclopedic lexicon of the English language

2.	North American Psocoptera Edward L. Mockford. 1993. Sandhill Crane Press.

3.	Johnson K.P., Smith V.S. (2013) Psocodea species file online. Version 5.0

Contributed by tom murray on 13 September, 2007 - 7:28pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 7 February, 2013 - 3:01pm

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