Xanthocaecilius sommermanae Mockford, 1955    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Psocodea   >   Family Caeciliusidae   >   Genus Xanthocaecilius   

Description:

Compare very similar Xanthocaecilius quillayute. Mockford (1988) notes the following: "This species [quillayute] is very close to sommermanae, and when variation in both species is well understood, they may prove to be the same species."

There are 2 records in the project database.

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A Xanthocaecilius sommermanae in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/16/2018). Verified by Dr. Ed Mockford/BugGuide. Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Xanthocaecilius sommermanae in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/24/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)


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