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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Trogiomorpha » Atropetae » Granary Booklice (Trogiidae) » Lepinotus » Reticulate-winged Trogiid (Lepinotus reticulatus)
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Louse-like, 1.2mm - Lepinotus reticulatus
Copyright © 2023 Eric Shultz

Louse-like, 1.2mm - Lepinotus reticulatus
Tesuque, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
April 23, 2023
Size: 1.2mm
Found outdoors on plastic water tank.
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Contributed by Eric Shultz on 25 April, 2023 - 1:55pm
Last updated 25 April, 2023 - 3:57pm

Great shot of ...
such a small beast. Wonder what it had for lunch.
… Diane Young, 25 April, 2023 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

 
How exciting!
Perusing the other images in the guide, I infer that this is a brachypterous adult and corrected my post to reflect that. Correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks!
… Eric Shultz, 25 April, 2023 - 2:28pm login or register to post comments

 
You are correct ...
brachyptery is common in Trogiidae.
… Diane Young, 25 April, 2023 - 6:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice.
… Diane Young, 25 April, 2023 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

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