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Bark louse in OC - 3 - Myopsocus adventive-established-california
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Bark louse in OC - 3 - Myopsocus adventive-established-california
Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
May 30, 2010
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Contributed by Chris Mallory on 31 May, 2010 - 5:49pm
Last updated 12 February, 2013 - 11:44am

Moved
Moved from Myopsocus.
… v belov, 12 February, 2013 - 11:44am

Myopsocus sp. (est. on the CA coast) - E.L. Mockford det.
Moved from Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice.
… v belov, 21 June, 2010 - 4:11pm

After reviewing some images I
After reviewing some images I stumbled across this one which looks similar. Dr. Mockford's comments on that post also suggest that it is a well established species on the southern california coast, which helps the case. Thoughts?
… Chris Mallory, 10 June, 2010 - 1:43pm

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