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Lepinotus
Genus
Lepinotus
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
Suborder
Trogiomorpha
Infraorder
Atropetae
Family
Trogiidae (Granary Booklice)
Genus
Lepinotus
Explanation of Names
Lepinotus
Heyden 1850
Numbers
3 spp. in our area (incl. 2 introduced
(
1
)
), 12 spp. worldwide
(
2
)
Range
worldwide, mostly tropical; the genus includes several [sub]cosmopolitan household and stored product pests
(
2
)
(
3
)
Works Cited
1.
North American Psocoptera
Edward L. Mockford. 1993. Sandhill Crane Press.
2.
Johnson K.P., Smith V.S. (2013) Psocodea species file online. Version 5.0
3.
American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
Contributed by
v belov
on 2 December, 2010 - 8:08pm
Additional contributions by
Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 7 February, 2013 - 6:18pm