Pseudopsocus rostocki

Pseudopsocus rostocki is a species of Psocoptera from Elipsocidae family that can be found in England and Ireland. It can also be found in Benelux, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Sweden.[1] The species are black and white coloured, and are striped.[2] It feeds on lichen-covered conifers.[3]

Pseudopsocus rostocki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Elipsocidae
Genus: Pseudopsocus
Species:
P. rostocki
Binomial name
Pseudopsocus rostocki
Kolbe, 1882

Habitat

The species feeds on veteran open-grown oaks.[2]

References
  1. "Pseudopsocus rostocki Kolbe, 1882". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  2. Description and habitat
  3. James William Tutt (2005). "The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation". 117: 38. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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