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Ectopsocus briggsi

Ectopsocus briggsi is a species of Psocoptera from the family Ectopsocidae family that can be found in Great Britain and Ireland. It is brownish-orange in colour.

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Ectopsocus briggsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Ectopsocidae
Genus: Ectopsocus
Species:
E. briggsi
Binomial name
Ectopsocus briggsi
(McLachlan, 1899)
Synonyms1
  • Ectopsocus meredionalis Ribaga, 1907

Ectopsocus briggsi is a species of Psocoptera from the family Ectopsocidae family that can be found in Great Britain and Ireland. It is brownish-orange in colour.2

Habitat

The species occurs on a range of trees and shrubs including:

They also occur in haystacks and leaf litter.2

References

References

  1. Edward L. Mockford (1993). Ross H. Arnett Jr. (ed.). North American Psocoptera. Sandhill Crane Press. p. 196. ISBN 1-877743-12-7.
  2. "National Barkfly (Outdoor Psocoptera) Recording Scheme". schemes.brc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-23.