Ectopsocus briggsi
| Ectopsocus briggsi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Ectopsocidae |
| Genus: | Ectopsocus |
| Species: | E. briggsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectopsocus briggsi (McLachlan, 1899)
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Ectopsocus briggsi is a species of Psocoptera from the family Ectopsocidae family that can be found in Great Britain and Ireland. It is brownish-orange in colour.[2]
Habitat[edit]
The species occurs on a range of trees and shrubs including:
- Alder
- Apple
- Ash
- Beech
- Birch
- Blackthorn
- Bramble
- Clematis
- Horse chestnut
- Lime
- Mistletoe
- Oak
- Plum
- Poplar
- Sycamore
- Sea-buckthorn
- Sweet chestnut
- Willow
They also occur in haystacks and leaf litter.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Edward L. Mockford (1993). Ross H. Arnett Jr. (ed.). North American Psocoptera. Sandhill Crane Press. p. 196. ISBN 1-877743-12-7.
- ^ a b "National Barkfly (Outdoor Psocoptera) Recording Scheme". schemes.brc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-23.