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Genus Trichopsocus

Representative Images

Trichopsocus dalii (McLachlan) - Trichopsocus dalii - female Barklouse - Trichopsocus dalii Pale slender barklouse - Trichopsocus clarus Trichopsocus? - Trichopsocus clarus Psocoptera - Trichopsocus clarus Barklouse- very pale Philotarsus? - Trichopsocus clarus Trichopsocus clarus? - Trichopsocus dalii 4959 - Trichopsocus dalii

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 Trichopsocidae (Lash-faced Psocids)
Genus Trichopsocus

Explanation of Names

Trichopsocus Kolbe 1882

Numbers

2 spp. in NA (both likely adventive), 9 spp. total

Range

Worldwide, except Asia; in our area, reported from NY, FL, TX, CA(1)

Internet References

genus page on ToL (Bess & Johnson 2009)

Works Cited

1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 14 January, 2008 - 4:54pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Graham M, v belov
Last updated 1 November, 2024 - 11:09am

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