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Species Blastopsocus lithinus

Common Barklouse - Blastopsocus lithinus - male

Egg mass impression - Blastopsocus lithinus

Psocidae, Common Barklice, lateral - Blastopsocus lithinus - female

Psocidae, Common Barklice, dorsal - Blastopsocus lithinus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)

Suborder Psocomorpha

Infraorder Psocetae

Family Psocidae (Common Barklice)

Subfamily Amphigerontiinae

Genus Blastopsocus

Species lithinus (Blastopsocus lithinus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

=Psocus lithinus Chapman 1930

Explanation of Names

Blastopsocus lithinus (Chapman 1930)

Range

East half of United States, slightly into Canada

Habitat

Trunks and branches of broadleaf & conifer trees; also shaded rock outcrops(1)

Works Cited

1.	North American Psocoptera Edward L. Mockford. 1993. Sandhill Crane Press.

Contributed by John F. Carr on 6 February, 2009 - 6:29pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 6 February, 2013 - 7:14pm

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