Peripsocus subfasciatus
(Rambur, 1842)
Peripsocus subfasciatus is a barklouse in the Peripsocidae, found across Europe, the Azores, and North and South America. are either black or brown in coloration. The species has been recorded feeding on a diverse range of woody plants including both conifers and broadleaf trees.
Pronunciation
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Habitat
Found on bark and foliage of numerous woody plant . Documented plants include beech, blackthorn, broom, cedar, Chinese juniper, elder, elm, hawthorn, larch, oak, pine, sallow, sea buckthorn, apple, rowan, and sweet chestnut.
Distribution
Native to Europe with records from Great Britain, Ireland, France, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, and former Yugoslavia. Also recorded from the Azores (Faial, São Miguel, Santa Maria, Terceira), Canada, USA, Mexico, and Colombia.
Diet
Feeds on bark and foliage surfaces of diverse woody plants.
Host Associations
- Fagus sylvatica - feeds onbeech
- Prunus spinosa - feeds onblackthorn
- Cytisus scoparius - feeds onbroom
- Cedrus - feeds oncedar
- Juniperus chinensis - feeds onChinese juniper
- Sambucus nigra - feeds onelder
- Ulmus - feeds onelm
- Crataegus - feeds onhawthorn
- Larix - feeds onlarch
- Quercus - feeds onoak
- Pinus - feeds onpine
- Salix - feeds onsallow
- Hippophae rhamnoides - feeds onsea buckthorn
- Malus domestica - feeds onapple
- Sorbus aucuparia - feeds onrowan
- Castanea sativa - feeds onsweet chestnut
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Taxonomic History
Originally described as Psocus subfasciatus by Rambur in 1842, later transferred to the Peripsocus.