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Cerastipsocus
Genus
Cerastipsocus
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)
Subfamily
Psocinae
Genus
Cerastipsocus
Explanation of Names
Cerastipsocus
Kolbe 1884
Numbers
2 spp. in our area
(
1
)
, 27 total
(
2
)
Range
Widespread
(
1
)
Remarks
our only representative of the tribe Cerastipsocini (210 spp. in 15 genera worldwide)
(
2
)
, sometimes treated in a separate subfamily, Ceratipsocinae
(
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 - 1:38pm
Additional contributions by
Robert Lord Zimlich
,
v belov
Last updated 7 February, 2013 - 11:52am