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Lichenomima chelata Thornton & Woo, 1973

Scavenger; arid to pampa zone (1420 m on Volcano Wolf); on many plant species; February-May.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Psocodea

Suborder
Psocomorpha

Family
Myopsocidae

Genus
Lichenomima

Species
chelata

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.

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