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Photo#2031274
Barklouse... - Trichopsocus clarus

Barklouse... - Trichopsocus clarus
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
August 29, 2021
Size: < 2mm
...On my computer screen! Small even for a barklouse.

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Thanks, Diane! The ID looks pretty good. Too bad I did
Thanks, Diane! The ID looks pretty good. Too bad I did get into the spirit of doing a wing removal and photo. I say that because the combination of clear wings and lots of hairs on them might make a spectacular photo. Always assuming I could pull off the wing removal.

Perhaps this is the common ....
Trichopsocus clarus, male. The lighting here obscures any markings. Yes, the aerolia postica is just right.

mea maxima culpa... missed the 'not' bit in Diane's comment!
just being dyslexic; maybe worse.
Ken is right; he always is.

Moved from Hemipsocus africanus.

yaaay!

Alfonso says ...
this is not Hemipsocus africanus. More to come. Do I see crossing hairs at the distal border of forewing?

I have sent this to ...
Mockford's PhD student in Mexico City for his opinion. I may be quite incorret, but I think it could be Hemipsocus africanus. I can't locate a paper with drawing of the forewing for this species.

 
Well, I am delighted that you like it!
But of course you can use the photo! I hope I'll get to see your book when it's done! I'll add a couple photos of this tiny thing later!

I really thought it looked cool, myself. The wings seemed so dynamic, the veins seeming almost like bolts of lightning. But the reality is that I could not dare touch it for fear my laptop would be put in jeopardy. It proceeded to the edge of my screen and was content to let me take photos, and then I returned to my computing. I almost expected it to be there when I woke up.

 
Would you edit the species line ....
Alfons Garcia Aldrete says it's not Hemipsocus. He's working on it. If you see any more while looking at your computer screen, please get out your aspirator!.

 
Diane, I am not really conversant with aspirator tech.
I do have a handy vac, a lens sucker, and a rocket blower, so don't feel too bad for me! I used to have a tiny clear tube vaccum designed for removing spiders from the home without ending their lives. My niece really liked it! So no more spider removal for me!

I thought someone mentioned a crossing of the veins on the forewing? Did I get it wrong? To bad because I tried to find a view I will add a couple photos.

 
Actually, thanks for the aspirator idea...
I have very little experience collecting specimen, and my methods are pretty clumsy. My Lens Sucker may actually have worked had I tried it. All in all I consider this hunt for "Mypsocus adventicas" a success! And there has been some excitement with this one. I shouldn't be embarrassed because I didn't think of trying an aspirator. I should be glad I came up with anything.

 
I thought I should copy my compent to the front photo
to make it easier to follow the dialog. You're picture specific comment belonged there but not my additional thought before adding Frame 4:

...with just the slightest change of angle, lighting, or background.

I have a couple shots where I would swear there were to white lines behind the ocelli like this:

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But since they are completely absent from other views I think maybe they are more likely to be light due to contours. They did not turn out great. Now I think maybe I should add one. I'll just add one.

Dang! I forgot this program takes out spaces, ruining my pictogram. I'll try some filler. You get the idea. Maybe...

one other reason I liked adding Picture 4 was the red color around the mouth. It seemed real to me, but again not so much in all views. So notice the "lipstick" in #4, too.

 
It say Hemipsocus africanus...
...because it's been moved to a new species page (I think v got excited and overlooked the "not" in your comment above). It should be moved back to Psocodea or to another appropriate taxon.

OMG .... getting out my books ...
Can't wait to figure this one out! Please ... let me use this image (high res) for my psocid book! It's artsy too. I hope you collected it!

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