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Family Philotarsidae - Loving Barklice

Another Amphigerontia? - Philotarsus californicus

Barklouse with dotted veins - Aaroniella badonneli

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)

Suborder Psocomorpha

Infraorder Homilopsocidea

Family Philotarsidae (Loving Barklice)

Explanation of Names

Philotarsidae Pearman 1936

Numbers

8 spp. in 3 genera in our area(1), ~140 spp. in 7 genera total(2)

Size

2-3.5 mm, nymphs 2-3 mm

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 21 September, 2007 - 8:10pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Robert Lord Zimlich, v belov
Last updated 30 September, 2021 - 9:01pm

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