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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Psocomorpha » Caeciliusetae » Lizard Barklice (Caeciliusidae) » Caeciliusinae » Stenocaecilius » Stenocaecilius casarum
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little white bugs - Stenocaecilius casarum
Copyright © 2013 Stephborow6

little white bugs - Stenocaecilius casarum
Clermont, Lake County, Florida, USA
September 21, 2013
Size: 1-3 cm
Found during the day hiding in my sun setter awning. There are about 200 of them and they just keep running in circles.
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Contributed by Stephborow6 on 21 September, 2013 - 1:15pm
Last updated 28 September, 2013 - 12:39pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 28 September, 2013 - 12:39pm login or register to post comments

That distinctive mark on the head...
makes it Stenocaecilius casarum . Mockford "medium brown longitudinal stripe through midline of head from anteclypeus through vertex".
… Diane Young, 21 September, 2013 - 2:59pm login or register to post comments

 
yeah, a much better match
thanks for setting me straight, Diane
… v belov, 21 September, 2013 - 3:28pm login or register to post comments

best guess, Valenzuela of some sort
impossible to be sure, the pic's too fuzzy
the indicated size looks 5-10x overestimated... should more like 3 mm
… v belov, 21 September, 2013 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

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