F-winged Barklouse
Graphopsocus cruciatus (Linnaeus, 1768)
F-winged Barklouse: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/17714
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85 Records

Status

Introduced to both coasts of the U.S. from Eurasia in the 1930s (BugGuide).

Description

Only member of its genus in our area. Wing markings and vein pattern are distinctive.

Relationships

Feeds on "microflora on tree leaves" (BugGuide).

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Graphopsocus cruciatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Stenopsocidae
Genus: Graphopsocus
Species:
G. cruciatus
Binomial name
Graphopsocus cruciatus
(Linnaeus, 1768)

Graphopsocus cruciatus is a species of Psocoptera from Stenopsocidae family. The species was introduced to the West from Asia or Europe in 1930.[1][2]

Description

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The species have five dark marks on the first half of the wing and a light "F" like mark on the second half.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Description and distribution
  2. ^ Edward L. Mockford (1993). Ross H. Arnett, Jr. (ed.). North American Psocoptera. Sandhill Crane Press. p. 119. ISBN 1-877743-12-7.
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