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Peripsocus consobrinus |
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Species account |
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Medium sized (c. 3.5mm) brown barkfly. Only known from two sites in Britain (one in England, one in Scotland). Superficially looks similar to P. didymus. Only females have been found so far. |
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No areola postica. Forewings can be uniformly pale brown in colour or with dark marks in some of the cells (see below). |
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The first specimen found (holotype) had dark marks particularly in the apical cells.
(Photograph is of the similar looking P. didymus). |
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Female
Subgenital plate (underside of abdomen) has wedge-shaped patches instead of the usual Peripsocus ‘arms’ (e.g. see P. didymus). The apical lobe is short and truncated. |
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Male
No males have yet been found. |
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