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Booklouse

Insects

Booklice, also called barklice or psocids, are small, soft-bodied insects of the order Psocoptera, some of which are commonly found indoors feeding on mold, fungal spores and starchy materials such as book bindings and wallpaper paste, from which the common name derives. Most of the several thousand described species instead live outdoors on tree bark, leaves and dead wood, where they graze on lichen, algae and fungi, and despite the name they are not true lice and do not feed on blood.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 2
Diet
Detritivore or Scavenger 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Psocids are small, scavenging insects with a relatively generalized body plan 1
Scientific Name
Psocoptera 1
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Child Taxon Of

Insecta, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Booklouse
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Sources
1. Psocoptera - Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Psocoptera are a paraphyletic group of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies
  • Anatomy and biology section
    Psocids are small, scavenging insects with a relatively generalized body plan
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2. Wikidata: Booklouse
  • Wikidata Q271623, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Psocoptera': booklice feed upon the paste used in binding
  • Wikipedia 'Psocoptera': barklice found on trees, feeding on algae and lichen
  • Wikipedia 'Psocoptera': booklice commonly found amongst old books, feeding on the paste used in binding
  • Child Taxon Of: Insecta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. GBIF Species API
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4. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ271623, descriptionView the Source
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