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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada

Species Psocus leidyi

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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
Species leidyi (Psocus leidyi)
Explanation of Names
Psocus leidyi Aaron 1886
Identification
A row of three black dots running across the middle of the forewing; large black dot on the 'nose' and strong black dot over the ocelli also distinctive
Range
e. US & adjacent Canada (NB-FL to MN-AR) + an outlier pop. in n.CA(1)
Habitat
tree trunks/branches, occasionally rock outcrops(1)
Works Cited
1.North American Psocoptera
Edward L. Mockford. 1993. Sandhill Crane Press.