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Species Dorypteryx domestica

Tiny winged insect - better picture - Dorypteryx domestica

Psocid - Booklice? - Dorypteryx domestica

Dorypteryx domestica adult - Dorypteryx domestica

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 Dorypteryx

Species domestica (Dorypteryx domestica)

Explanation of Names

Dorypteryx domestica (Smithers 1958)

Range

Europe; Canary Islands; Zimbabwe; US(1); native to Africa(2)

according to Ed Mockford (pers.comm. to =v=), probably adventive in NA (IL, NY, QC so far), likely from Europe, and is probably just overlooked.

Habitat

household habitats, food storage facilities(3)

Works Cited

1.	Johnson K.P., Smith V.S. (2013) Psocodea species file online. Version 5.0

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 21 September, 2010 - 7:03pm
Last updated 7 February, 2013 - 6:45pm

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