Biology:Lachesilla pedicularia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Lachesillidae |
| Genus: | Lachesilla |
| Species: | L. pedicularia
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| Lachesilla pedicularia | |
Lachesilla pedicularia is a species of Psocoptera from the family Lachesillidae.[1] It is commonly known as cosmopolitan grain barklouse or cosmopolitan grain psocid and, as these names suggests, it has an almost cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
Description
Lachesilla pedicularia is 1.5-2 mm long. It is often macropterous (with long wings), but brachypterous (with short wings) individuals also occur.[3]
Some features distinguishing this from other species of Lachesilla are the abdomen having brown stripes, the forewing being hairless, wing vein R1 meeting the wing edge almost at a right angle, and several other wing veins being marked with brown.[3]
There are also features in the genitalia. The subgenital plate of females forms a simple curved shape, while the hypandrium of males has simple (not forked) appendages.[3]
Habitat
This species occurs on the trunks and (to a lesser extent) branches of a range of trees, including beech, birch, broom, oak, pine, spruce, and yew.[1] It is also known from haystacks, straw bales, nests of robins, barns, houses, and stored grain.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lachesilla pedicularia (Linnaeus, 1758)". http://schemes.brc.ac.uk/barkfly/account.aspx?SpeciesID=26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Species Lachesilla pedicularia - Cosmopolitan Grain Barklouse". https://bugguide.net/node/view/355605.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "National Barkfly Recording Scheme". http://schemes.brc.ac.uk/barkfly/key/A1-B-C2-D16.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q6468364 entry
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