#psocodea

Per Smiseth

@persmiseth.bsky.social

1 month ago

Female Dotted Border.

Male Pale Brindled Beauty.

Female Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis.

Female Dotted Border, male Pale Brindled Beauty & female Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis from Grange Cemetery, #Edinburgh, yesterday. The latter a non-native #barkfly originally from S America; 1st recorded in UK in 2016. #moths #psocodea #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

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Per Smiseth

@persmiseth.bsky.social

1 month ago

Sphaeriestes castaneus (Salpingidae).

Striped Ladybird (Coccinellidae).

Western Conifer Seed Bug (Coreidae).

Ectopsocus axillaris (Ectopsocidae).

Highlights from Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh, today: Sphaeriestes castaneus (Salpingidae), Striped Ladybird (Coccinellidae), Western Conifer Seed Bug (Coreidae) & Ectopsocus axillaris (Ectopsocidae). #insects #beetles #hemiptera #psocodea #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

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Per Smiseth

@persmiseth.bsky.social

11 months ago

Epicaecilius pilipennis.

Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis.

Ectopsocus axillaris.

Trichopsocus brincki.

Collection of #barkflies from yesterday’s visit to a cold #Blairgowrie Cemetery (Perthshire): Epicaecilius pilipennis, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Ectopsocus axillaris & Trichopsocus brincki. #Psocoptera #Psocodea #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.

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Plazi

@plazi-species.bsky.social

1 year ago

#NewSpecies!
New non-parasitic lice from #brazil:

Neurostigma alfonsoi

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03AE802C-FFE9-FFA7-FD84-FA9FA03AF802
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2771
#ejtaxonomy

#FAIRdata
#taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #conservation #entomology #psocodea #lice #booklice

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Per Smiseth

@persmiseth.bsky.social

1 year ago

Epicaecilius pilipennis.

Trichadenotecnum majus.

Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis.

Graphopsocus cruciatus.

Collection of #barkflies on gravestones in St Cuthbert’s Kirkyard, #Edinburgh, this morning: Epicaecilius pilipennis, Trichadenotecnum majus, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis & Graphopsocus cruciatus. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #Psocodea #Psocoptera

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Per Smiseth

@persmiseth.bsky.social

1 year ago

Epicaecilius pilipennis.

Graphopsocus cruciatus.

Ectopsocus petersi.

Valenzuela burmeisteri.

Collection of #barkflies on gravestones in Morningside Cemetery, #Edinburgh, this morning: Epicaecilius pilipennis, Graphopsocus cruciatus, Ectopsocus petersi & Valenzuela burmeisteri. One of my favourite insect groups. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #Psocodea #Psocoptera