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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Troctomorpha » Thick Barklice (Pachytroctidae) » Tapinellinae » Tapinella » Tapinella maculata
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Tapinella maculata Mockford & Gurney 1956 - Tapinella maculata - female
Copyright © 2013 Diane Young

Tapinella maculata Mockford & Gurney 1956 - Tapinella maculata - Female
Palmetto State Park, Gonzales County, Texas, USA
June 20, 2013
Size: 1.7 mm
Caught this macropterous female on dead leaves of Sabal minor. Fits the description in Mockford's book (1). I have asked him for verification. Note that the wings are held flat over the abdomen, not roof-like as in Psochomorpha specimens. Heard back from ELM "Well, I guess that's how the macropterous T. maculata look at the north end of their range. I have never seen maculata with such striking head markings."
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Contributed by Diane Young on 21 June, 2013 - 8:21am
Last updated 25 June, 2013 - 9:18am

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