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]

Ectopsocus briggsi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Ectopsocidae
Genus: Ectopsocus
Species:
E. briggsi
Binomial name
Ectopsocus briggsi
(McLachlan, 1899)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ectopsocus meredionalis Ribaga, 1907

Habitat

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The species occurs on a range of trees and shrubs including:

They also occur in haystacks and leaf litter.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Edward L. Mockford (1993). Ross H. Arnett Jr. (ed.). North American Psocoptera. Sandhill Crane Press. p. 196. ISBN 1-877743-12-7.
  2. ^ a b "National Barkfly (Outdoor Psocoptera) Recording Scheme". schemes.brc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-23.