Species Speleketor flocki

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

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 Prionoglarididae (Large-winged Psocids)

Genus Speleketor

Species flocki (Speleketor flocki)

Explanation of Names

Speleketor flocki Gurney 1943

Range

Three known localities so far from AZ (Tucson Mts.), se. NV (Gypsum Cave)(1), and Big Gypsum Valley, CO

Habitat

Cave dweller

Remarks

Third known locality and first capture outside cave described here:

Uhey, D. and Kendall, D., 2020. Third Known Locality for the Booklouse Speleketor flocki Gurney1 Found in Big Gypsum Valley, Colorado. Southwestern Entomologist, 45(1), pp.297-299.

Works Cited

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

Contributed by v belov on 20 October, 2012 - 9:26pm
Additional contributions by Derek Uhey
Last updated 6 April, 2021 - 9:55pm

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