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Bug ID - Belaphotroctes

Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
January 28, 2009
Size: ~1mm

Some kind of woodlouse? Or termite?? Found it while scanning a piece of decaying tree bark for mites with the MP-E 65. I have a sharp image of the antennae if needed for ID.

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Bug ID - Belaphotroctes

Bug ID - Belaphotroctes

Contributed by Scott Justis on 28 January, 2009 - 10:07pm
Last updated 29 January, 2009 - 3:24pm

Moved

Moved from Barklice and Booklice.

… John F. Carr, 29 January, 2009 - 3:24pm

Belaphotroctes sp. (Liposcelididae)

Ed Mockford det.
his comment: "To get it to species would require a much closer look. The swollen terminal segments of the maxillary palpus are diagnostic to genus"

… v belov, 29 January, 2009 - 10:44am

So this is..

Genus Belaphotroctes? Forgive my ignorance :^O I didn't get many views of it as I kept losing it because of its tiny size and high mobility.

… Scott Justis, 29 January, 2009 - 11:27am

yes it is

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… v belov, 29 January, 2009 - 11:32am

Ok..

I'll request a Genus page.

… Scott Justis, 29 January, 2009 - 11:48am

page requested

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… v belov, 29 January, 2009 - 11:52am

Ooops!

I requested a page too.

… Scott Justis, 29 January, 2009 - 12:06pm

nice psocopteran!

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… v belov, 28 January, 2009 - 11:12pm

Thanks V

This is the smallest one I have seen yet!

… Scott Justis, 28 January, 2009 - 11:24pm

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