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Bark lice

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Field Notes

Description:

Elaborate wing pattern and red body. There is one smaller without wings.
Genus Ectopsocus.

Habitat:

Tree trunk.

Reference Links:

Genus Ectopsocus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Bark lice

Psocoptera
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Comments (10)
LuisStevens
Done. Thank you Lauren. Yes in Yaxchilan.
LaurenZarate
Beautiful colorful ones! Was this in Yaxchilán? Don't forget to remove it from the Fly Mission :)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks Stephen. Very colourful for bark lice.
MartinL
These are plant lice with their long antennae. They are in the order hemiptera. Think of aphids on steroids. They have four wings and do not belong in the true flies mission.
Leuba Ridgway
I can see the little one with wing buds?? - very nice. I hope you find an ID for this interesting insect- I like the wing pattern.
Mark Ridgway
Interesting Luis. Some cricket or katydid type?

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PublishedApril 8, 2014

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