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Family Pachytroctidae - Thick Barklice

Tapinella maculata Mockford & Gurney 1956 - Tapinella maculata - female

Tapinella sp. - Tapinella undescribed - female

Tapinella sp. # 2 - Tapinella undescribedtx

Tapinella sp AL1 - Tapinella undescribed - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)

Suborder Troctomorpha

Family Pachytroctidae (Thick Barklice)

Explanation of Names

Pachytroctidae Enderlein 1904

Numbers

4 spp. in 3 genera in our area(1), ~90 spp. in 10 genera total(2)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.

2.	Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography Charles Lienhard and Courtenay. N Smithers. 2002. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis Vol. 5. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.

Contributed by v belov on 30 September, 2010 - 9:32am
Additional contributions by Edward Ruden
Last updated 30 September, 2021 - 7:40pm

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