National Barkfly Recording Scheme (Britain and Ireland) |
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Psocus bipunctatus |
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Species account |
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A moderately large (c.4.5-5mm) barkfly. Very rare in England with one recent record. |
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Unlike other species with mainly colourless wings in this group the majority of the pterostigma is colourless. |
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Female
The large rounded lobes of the gonapophyses are distinctive. The side lobes of the subgenital plate give an impression of eyebrows. |
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Male
The hypandrium is asymmetrical with a rounded base and a long thin appendage on the right hand side. |
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