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Subfamily Amphigerontiinae

Another bark louse and mite - Amphigerontia Blaste quieta (Hagen) - Blaste quieta Neat-looking 'Zebra-headed' Barklouse - Amphigerontia bifasciata Psocodea - Blastopsocus lithinus Common Barklouse - Blastopsocus lithinus Bark louse with a green, patterned head - Amphigerontia montivaga Blastopsocus variabilis? - Blastopsocus variabilis Amphigerontiinae? - Amphigerontia bifasciata
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
Numbers
19 spp. in 3 genera in our area(1), ~240 spp. in >20 genera worldwide(2)
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
2.Johnson K.P., Smith V.S. (2013) Psocodea species file online. Version 5.0
Contributed by v belov on 30 November, 2009 - 10:43am
Last updated 12 December, 2011 - 8:32am

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