Psocoptera - Trichopsocus clarus

Moved

Moved from Pseudocaecilius citricola.

… Ken Schneider, 1 December, 2009 - 4:22pm

Trichopsocidae: Trichopsocus clarus (Banks) -- Ed Mockford det.

His comment: "This is a European species long established in California."

… v belov, 1 December, 2009 - 3:54pm

Moved

Moved from Barklice and Booklice.

… Ted Kropiewnicki, 12 February, 2008 - 2:31pm

Accidental?

If this is an accidental, adventive, souldn't it be placed there?

… Beatriz Moisset, 12 February, 2008 - 7:49pm

Native species

See ITIS Geographic Information.

… Ted Kropiewnicki, 12 February, 2008 - 10:39pm

Thanks!

… Beatriz Moisset, 13 February, 2008 - 7:13am

Please see Ted's

comment under the "Request for Add'l Guide Pages" - he apparently found out it was a native species....

… Ken Schneider, 12 February, 2008 - 8:06pm

Thanks Ted!

… Ken Schneider, 12 February, 2008 - 2:39pm

Pseudocaecilius citricola

Good call Dennis. I was about to miss ID this as a strange Xanthocaecilius sommermanae but was troubled that the strip along the side and eye colour did not match. While the venation looks good for Lachesillidae, species in this family don't usually have so many setae (hairs) on the wings.

Then I checked taxa related to Pseudocaeciliidae and discovered a X. sommermanae with green eyes and a stripe down its side. Based on the amount of dark marks visible on the wings it appears we have Pseudocaecilius citricola; Family Pseudocaecilidae. Neither of the two Pseudocaecilius species are known to California (as far as Mockford's 1993 book is concerned). Since both are very abundant in the tropics I would imagine that this one is a accidental introduction that came in with a potted plant. Dennis do you have any Pseudocaecilius in your collection? Does this seem to match?

… Philip Careless, 11 February, 2008 - 5:01pm

Philip, can you share your

thoughts on the higher taxonomy question in the forum here?

… john and jane balaban, 3 March, 2008 - 10:05pm

Barklouse?

Wein venation reminds me of Psocoptera.

… Eric R. Eaton, 11 February, 2008 - 11:51am

Psocoptera

I would place it in Pseudocaeciliidae based on the wing venation and the two segmented tarsi.

… Dennis Haines, 11 February, 2008 - 12:26pm

Thanks!

I really had no clue about this one... I'm trying to focus on small and less frequently photographed insects, but it's going to be a slow learning curve!

Edit: Dennis - I can't find your family (?) name in Bug Guide - is this a name switch issue, or is there just not a page yet?

… Ken Schneider, 11 February, 2008 - 12:31pm

Hi Ken,

The Pseudocaeciliidae is still listed in Nearctica, but I see that it now consists of only two species in North America. The family as I knew it contained many more species (around 40), so it appears to have been split up and a number of species placed in Lachesillidae. I suspect that your's belongs in this latter group (but am not sure).

… Dennis Haines, 11 February, 2008 - 12:59pm