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Genus Peripsocus

Barklouse - Peripsocus subfasciatus Barklice - Peripsocus madidus Barklouse - Peripsocus - male Barklouse - Peripsocus stagnivagus Peripsocus maculosus? - Peripsocus maculosus Psocoptera 23 - Peripsocus madidus Peripsocus - Peripsocus madescens Peripsocus madidus
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 Peripsocidae (Stout Barklice)
Genus Peripsocus
Explanation of Names
Peripsocus Hagen 1866
Numbers
12 species in our area(1), >250 total(2)
Range
worldwide(2)
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 tom murray on 20 October, 2007 - 11:24pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 21 February, 2021 - 9:50am

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