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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Trogiomorpha » Atropetae » Granary Booklice (Trogiidae) » Lepinotus
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HELP - Lepinotus
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HELP - Lepinotus
Crescent City, Del Norte County, California, USA
August 23, 2014
Size: tiny pin head or less
I am finding these tiny bugs in my kitchen. They are about the size of a small pin head and kind of clear/amber and move very fast, have big eyes and are CREEPING me out!!

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Contributed by drivingmebuggy on 24 August, 2014 - 1:30am
Last updated 5 September, 2014 - 5:12pm

Lepinotus sp., nymph --det. E.L. Mockford
Moved from Unidentified eggs, nymphs, and brachypterous adults.
… v belov, 5 September, 2014 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

Why can't I find critters like this in my house??
Not sure what these are but I sure wish I had some in alcohol to play with and identify. If you would consider sending me some of these I'll give you my address.
… Diane Young, 25 August, 2014 - 6:09pm login or register to post comments

psocid of sorts, may be Trogium pulsatorium... neat bugs.
i wish pics were a bit sharper

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 24 August, 2014 - 4:47am login or register to post comments

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