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Family Lepidopsocidae - Scaly-winged Barklice

Psocopteran? - Echmepteryx madagascariensis

small barklouse – Echmepteryx hageni? - Echmepteryx hageni

Lepidopsocidae - Scaly-winged Barklice, dorsal - Echmepteryx hageni

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)

Suborder Trogiomorpha

Infraorder Atropetae

Family Lepidopsocidae (Scaly-winged Barklice)

Explanation of Names

Lepidopsocidae Enderlein 1903

Numbers

12 spp. in 7 genera in NA(1); >200 spp. in 19 genera total(2)

See Also

Hydroptilidae (Microcaddisflies)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.

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

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 15 September, 2007 - 8:48am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 30 September, 2021 - 6:13pm

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