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Ectopsocus petersi |
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Small (1.5–2mm) barkfly with conspicuous dark spots on forewings. Males always have wings longer than abdomen (macropterous) but females occur in both long and short-winged (brachypterous) forms. One of the commonest species in Britain and Ireland. |
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No areola postica. Prominent dark marks where veins meet wing edge (much more prominent than any other British Ectopsocus species). |
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Female
Subgenital plate (underside of abdomen) has pair of colourless apical lobes with the inner margins parallel (cf. E. briggsi). The tips of the lobes have several long hairs.
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Male
Several areas of black tubercles are present at the top of the rear end of the abdomen. The area in the centre forms a patch (as opposed to a row) which in side view forms a rounded mound (cf. E. briggsi).
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