Lepinotus patruelis
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| Lepinotus patruelis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Trogiidae |
| Genus: | Lepinotus |
| Species: | L. patruelis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepinotus patruelis Pearman, 1931 | |
Lepinotus patruelis is a brown coloured species of Psocoptera from the family Stenopsocidae that can be found in Great Britain, Ireland, and Scotland.[1] Besides the Britain I., it can also be found in Austria, Benelux, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Scandinavia (except Denmark).[2]
Lepinotus patruelis is one of the most abundant psocids in places where food is stored, such as grain silos, transit sheds, warehouses and breweries. They aggregate around organic material (e.g. wheat dust) on which they feed.[3]
This species also occurs outdoors, but rarely. It has been found on trunks of deciduous trees, on branches of conifers (Chinese juniper and pine), in sieved tidal debris and under stone in cow byre.[1]