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Family Lachesillidae - Fateful Barklice

Lachesilla anna Sommerman - Lachesilla anna - male Lachesilla forcepeta Chapman - Lachesilla forcepeta - male Lachesilla nubilis  - Lachesilla nubilis - female Psocomorpha - Lachesilla dona - male Barklice - Lachesilla anna Ectopsocopsis cryptomeriae? - Lachesilla Lachesillidae Lachesilla ? - Lachesilla nubilis
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 Lachesillidae (Fateful Barklice)
Explanation of Names
Lachesillidae Pearman 1936
Numbers
43 spp. in 4 genera in our area(1); ~650 spp. in 26 genera total (of which ~350 spp. in Lachesilla)(2)
Identification
Very small barklice with clear wings and a distinct cubital loop (U-shaped vein in the central upper margin of the forewing). Ectopsocidae look very similar but lack the cubital loop. (Philip Careless, 12/24/2007)