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booklouse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | book louse, deathwatch, liposcelis divinatorius |
| Type of | psocopterous insect |
| Has types | common booklouse, trogium pulsatorium |
Examples of booklouse
booklouse
Howdy Zoo, yes the tiny creature on the computer screen may have been a booklouse.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Was probably a booklouse, genus Liposcelis.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He said the booklouse is from the family Sphaeropsocopsis, but is distinguished from other genera by its unusual wing structure.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
- Psocoptera are an order of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. They first appeared in the Permian period, 295u2013248u00A0million years ago. They are often regarded as the most primitive of the hemipteroids. Their name originates from the Greek word u03C8u1FF6u03C7u03BFu03C2, psokos meaning gnawed or rubbed and u03C0u03C4u03B5u03C1u03AC, ptera meaning wings...
