Species Ectopsocus richardsi

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Habitat · Works Cited

Ectopsocus richardsi Pearman - Ectopsocus richardsi - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)

Suborder Psocomorpha

Infraorder Homilopsocidea

Family Ectopsocidae (Outer Barklice)

Genus Ectopsocus

Species richardsi (Ectopsocus richardsi)

Explanation of Names

Ectopsocus richardsi (Pearman 1929)

Range

native to Africa & Asia, now nearly cosmopolitan(1); in our area, probably introduced (FL, TX)(2)

Habitat

associated with stored grain and other dry food material(1)

Works Cited

1.	Handbook of urban insects and arachnids: A handbook of urban entomology Robinson W.H. 2005. Cambridge University Press.

2.	North American Psocoptera Edward L. Mockford. 1993. Sandhill Crane Press.

Contributed by v belov on 21 September, 2011 - 1:14pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 6 February, 2013 - 8:17am

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