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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Psocomorpha » Homilopsocidea » Loving Barklice (Philotarsidae) » Philotarsus » Philotarsus californicus

Species Philotarsus californicus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
Suborder Psocomorpha
Infraorder Homilopsocidea
Family Philotarsidae (Loving Barklice)
Genus Philotarsus
Species californicus (Philotarsus californicus)
Explanation of Names
Philotarsus californicus Mockford 2007
Size
Male forewing length approximately 3.4 mm.
Range
"...appears to be restricted to areas on or near the coast of southern California from Riverside County north to San Francisco (1)".
Works Cited
1.Species of Philotarsus from North and Middle America ...
Edward L. Mockford . 2006. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 114, No. 3, pp. 108-139.
Contributed by v belov on 12 June, 2009 - 10:04pm
Additional contributions by kschnei
Last updated 24 November, 2019 - 3:04pm

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