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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Psocomorpha » Psocetae » Common Barklice (Psocidae) » Psocinae » Ptyctini » Indiopsocus » Indiopsocus bisignatus
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Is this a psyllid? - Indiopsocus bisignatus - male
Copyright © 2020 Victor Engel

Is this a psyllid? - Indiopsocus bisignatus - Male
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
December 15, 2019
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Contributed by Victor Engel on 13 January, 2020 - 9:16pm
Last updated 18 February, 2021 - 9:41am

Moved
Moved from Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice.
… Diane Young, 18 February, 2021 - 9:41am login or register to post comments

Nice find
This is most likely Indiopsocus bisignatus, male. The forewing pattern is highly variable in this species.
… Diane Young, 14 January, 2020 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cacopsylla.
… John Schneider, 13 January, 2020 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. I have pictures of ba
Thanks. I have pictures of barklice, but none have wings. I agree, it does look right.

Judging by the pictures in your link, this must be a male, since it has such large eyes. Would you agree?
… Victor Engel, 13 January, 2020 - 9:39pm login or register to post comments

 
I just looked over that page
I just looked over that page and think it's fine to check the "male" checkbox.
… John Schneider, 13 January, 2020 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

 
For myself, yes, I would assu
For myself, yes, I would assume that's correct. I know that that holds true for some (all? most?) barklice.
… John Schneider, 13 January, 2020 - 9:59pm login or register to post comments

Barklouse. Here's a useful li
Barklouse. Here's a useful link:

http://sam-diane.com/taxonomy.html

But there are multiple species that look a lot like this.
… John Schneider, 13 January, 2020 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Victor Engel, 13 January, 2020 - 9:21pm login or register to post comments

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