Atropetae? - Cerobasis - BugGuide.Net

Suppose you could find more of this species ...

to send to Dr. Mockford?

… Diane Young, 29 December, 2020 - 8:20am

We've collected the same specimen!

Miraculously, the same specimen was there on the same rock after a week. We collected it, as well as one more tiny one found on a lichen-filled rock nearby: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67429845. Let us know if you wish to receive these specimens, we'd be happy to send them.

… Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, 1 January, 2021 - 6:41pm

Hang on to that specimen

I have not been able to contact Mockford recently. Given his age, the pandemic and the weather, I worry. I'm not able to work on that specimen right now, but I suspect this is either a "new" endemic or an introduced species.

… Diane Young, 20 February, 2021 - 8:46am

If we return to that spot

We will be sure to look and collect what we can find. Sure an odd habitat to find a bark louse. Thanks for the help!

… Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, 29 December, 2020 - 8:54am

Moved

Moved from Cerobasis annulata.

… Diane Young, 28 December, 2020 - 8:55pm

I must bow to the master ...

Dr. Mockfod says: "I am quite sure this is not C. annulata. It is much darker and more heavily marked than my specimens of that species. The coloration of this individual strongly indicates that it is adult. I would really like to see it, but I don’t suppose it was collected."

… Diane Young, 28 December, 2020 - 8:53pm

This is a nymph of ...

Cerobasis annulata. The adult would have small winglets. It is an introduced species and has become established on the California coast.

… Diane Young, 28 December, 2020 - 9:09am

Moved

Moved from Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice.

… Diane Young, 28 December, 2020 - 9:06am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 December, 2020 - 10:34pm