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Ectopsocus meridionalis |
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Small (1.5–2mm) barkfly with dark spots on forewings present but not prominent. Always have wings longer than abdomen (macropterous). Has only been recorded in Ireland. Looks very similar to the common E. briggsi. Only females have been recorded. |
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No areola postica. Diffuse dark marks where veins meet wing edge. This feature is the only way of distinguishing specimens of E. meridionalis from E. petersi (which has prominent dark marks). |
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Female
Subgenital plate (underside of abdomen) has pair of colourless apical lobes with the inner margins almost parallel and the tips of the lobes have several long hairs (Subgenital plate of E. petersi is almost identical).
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Male
No males of E. meridionalis have been found.
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