Pteroxanium kelloggi

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.[1] It is brownish-orange with white spots and is similar to Cerobasis guestfalica.[2]

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

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.[2]

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