Myopsocidae (family)

Mouse-like Barklice at Hackett, ACT

Myopsocidae (family) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Jun 2019 12:38 PM
Myopsocidae (family) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Jun 2019 12:38 PM
Myopsocidae (family) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Jun 2019 12:38 PM
Myopsocidae (family) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Jun 2019 12:38 PM
Myopsocidae (family) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Jun 2019 12:38 PM
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Myopsocidae (family) 17 Sep 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Myopsocidae (family) 13 Jul 2019 jgl
Unidentified 3 Jun 2019 TimL

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Sighted on a bridge handrail. See also sightings 4228427 and 4228221 for what appear to be similar insects.

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jgl wrote:
   5 Jun 2019
Pscoptera: Myopsocidae

No reliable key to genera; I'm disinclined to call it Nimbopsocus australis because I cannot find any type images for this genus; all the images I could find give conflicting genus ID's which aren't made by experts.

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