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Species Trichadenotecnum majus

Common Barklice - Trichadenotecnum majus - female

Barkklouse - Trichadenotecnum majus - female

Trichadenotecnum majus? - Trichadenotecnum majus

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 Ptyctini

Genus Trichadenotecnum

Species majus (Trichadenotecnum majus)

Explanation of Names

Trichadenotecnum majus (Kolbe 1880)

Identification

Six dark gray dots that form a backwards C in the last quarter of the wing, and the absence of fine black dots all over the wings suggests a female of this species.

Range

ne. US and adjacent Canada. Widespread in Europe, possibly introduced from there to NA(1)

Remarks

Can be found on sugar maples

Works Cited

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

Contributed by tom murray on 14 September, 2007 - 10:35pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 7 February, 2013 - 4:33pm

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