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Pteroxanium kelloggi

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Species of booklouse

Pteroxanium kelloggi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Lepidopsocidae
Genus: Pteroxanium
Species: P. kelloggi
Binomial name
Pteroxanium kelloggi
(Ribaga, 1905)

Pteroxanium kelloggi is a species of bark louse in the Lepidopsocidae family of the order Psocoptera. It can be found in France, Great Britain, Ireland, and Madeira. It is brownish-orange with white spots and is similar to Cerobasis guestfalica.

Habitat

The species feed on ash, cedar, gorse, ivy, larch, oak, pine, and yew. They also feed on plants such as rhododendrons. They can also be found on decayed fence-posts, foxglove seed-heads, under logs, and leaf litter.

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  2. ^ Description, distribution, and habitat
Taxon identifiers
Pteroxanium kelloggi


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