Species Psyllipsocus ramburii

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Habitat · Works Cited

Tiny Bathroom Bugs, - Psyllipsocus ramburii

Psillipsocus ramburii - Psyllipsocus ramburii

Psocodea from indoors - Psyllipsocus ramburii

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)

Suborder Trogiomorpha

Infraorder Psocathropetae

Family Psyllipsocidae (Cave Barklice)

Genus Psyllipsocus

Species ramburii (Psyllipsocus ramburii)

Explanation of Names

Psyllipsocus (Psyllipsocus) ramburii Selys-Longchamps 1872

Range

cosmopolitan, of unknown origin; in our area, across the US(1)(2)

Habitat

damp and dark sites (caves, cellars, leaf litter, mines); associated with man(1); recorded around the openings of wine & vinegar barrels(3)

Works Cited

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

2.	Alien terrestrial arthropods of Europe Roques A., Kenis M., Lees D., Lopez-Vaamonde C., Rabitsch W., Rasplus J.-Y., Roy D., eds. 2010. BioRisk 4 Special Issue; 2 vols., 1028 pp.

3.	Handbook of urban insects and arachnids: A handbook of urban entomology Robinson W.H. 2005. Cambridge University Press.

Contributed by v belov on 9 April, 2010 - 11:58am
Last updated 7 February, 2013 - 6:36pm

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