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Photo#395262
bark louse - Ectopsocus briggsi

bark louse - Ectopsocus briggsi
long beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
May 13, 2010
Size: 2mm incl. wings
Guessing Ectopsocus?
new ref#10194
old ref#10180

Moved

Ectopsocus briggsi -- det. E.L. Mockford

Trichopsous?
The wing detail is not enough to tell for sure but this looks a lot like Trichopsocus to me. According to Mockford's N. A. Psocoptera, T. acuminatus is established in coastal California. Might it be T. acuminatus or (less likely) T. dalii?

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