Family Psocidae - Common Barklice

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Habitat · Works Cited

Psocus leidyi Aaron - Psocus leidyi - male

Just to share, another great lesson in humility ... Cerastipsocus venosus, a giant among Psocodea. - Cerastipsocus venosus

common barklouse - Metylophorus purus - male

White ant-like winged insect with black markings - Psocus leidyi

Large Barklouse - Metylophorus novaescotiae

Pennsylvania Barklouse for ID - Amphigerontia petiolata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)

Suborder Psocomorpha

Infraorder Psocetae

Family Psocidae (Common Barklice)

Explanation of Names

Psocidae Hagen 1865

Numbers

>60 spp. in 14 genera of 2 subfamilies in our area(1), ~1,150 spp. in 95 genera of 4 subfamilies total(2)

Size

2-12 mm

Habitat

On bark and on rocks(1)

Works Cited

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

2.	Johnson K.P., Smith V.S. (2013) Psocodea species file online. Version 5.0

Contributed by tom murray on 15 October, 2006 - 1:37pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 30 September, 2021 - 9:23pm

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