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Peripsocus milleri
Photo#1547200
Copyright © 2018
Ken Schneider
Urban barklouse -
Peripsocus milleri
Noe Valley, San Francisco County, California, USA
June 30, 2018
Size: ca 2-3 mm
Not sure what the shiny structure over the anterior abdomen and thorax is - maybe a folded forewing? Collected.
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Contributed by
Ken Schneider
on 30 June, 2018 - 10:14pm
Last updated 24 December, 2023 - 6:38am
This one is likely not ...
P. madidus, but P. milleri. The marking on the vertex is not right for madidus. Can't see the forewing marking clearly. My apologues.
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Diane Young
, 24 December, 2023 - 6:42am
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Moved
Moved from
Peripsocus madidus
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Diane Young
, 24 December, 2023 - 6:38am
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Moved
Moved from
Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice
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Aaron Hunt
, 12 December, 2018 - 5:43pm
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This one is ...
Perisocud madidus.. possibly the most prevalent psocid in the USA!
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Diane Young
, 28 October, 2018 - 7:06am
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Thanks -
Diane! This would be the first BG record west of Texas and it also doesn't fit with our BG range on the Info page. Is this introduced in CA? Thanks!
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Ken Schneider
, 28 October, 2018 - 7:51am
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Do hang on to this one..
It looks like a peripsocid but there's something odd about the forewing venation. The "shiny thing" is probably a cell in the forewing with just the right angle to reflect light differently. I think it's fascinating how sometimes a certain angle of light will cause refraction (Is that the right term?) of light and result in purple ot other colors to appear.
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Diane Young
, 1 July, 2018 - 6:01pm
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Thanks -
Diane. It was slightly damaged during collection, but is in a vial and will be shipped off soon.
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Ken Schneider
, 1 July, 2018 - 6:23pm
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