Open AccessPsilopsocus mimulus Smithers (Psocoptera: Psilopsocidae), the First Known Wood‐Boring Psocopteran
Author(s) -
SMITHERS C. N.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1995.tb01299.x
Subject(s) - psocoptera , biology , nymph , habit , botany , zoology , psychology , psychotherapist
Examination of the nymph of Psilopsocus mimulus suggested that it might be a wood borer, a habit unknown in the order. Recent observations have confirmed this, making it the first known wood‐boring member of the Psocoptera. an augmented description of the nymph is given and adaptations to its unusual habit discussed.