Pteroxanium kelloggi

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Pteroxanium kelloggi is a species of bark louse in the Lepidopsocidae family of the order Psocoptera. It can be found in France, Great Britain, Ireland, and Madeira.[1] It is brownish-orange with white spots and is similar to Cerobasis guestfalica.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Psocodea
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Pteroxanium kelloggi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Lepidopsocidae
Genus: Pteroxanium
Species:
P. kelloggi
Binomial name
Pteroxanium kelloggi
(Ribaga, 1905)
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Habitat

The species feed on ash, cedar, gorse, ivy, larch, oak, pine, and yew. They also feed on plants such as rhododendrons. They can also be found on decayed fence-posts, foxglove seed-heads, under logs, and leaf litter.[2]

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