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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Psocomorpha » Psocetae » Common Barklice (Psocidae)

Family Psocidae - Common Barklice

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Habitat · Works Cited
Bark Lice - Cerastipsocus venosus Hyalopsocus sp. - Hyalopsocus - female barklouse - Indiopsocus infumatus Barklice - Blaste subquieta Insects on Balsam Tree in Ontario - Cerastipsocus venosus Psocodea ? - Trichadenotecnum alexanderae Bark louse with a green, patterned head - Amphigerontia montivaga Washington Louse
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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