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 | |
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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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