Broad-headed

Guides

  • Mesopsocus laticeps

    middle barklouse

    Mesopsocus laticeps is a species of middle barklouse in the family Mesopsocidae. It is widely distributed across Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, and Southern Asia. As a member of the order Psocodea, it belongs to a group of insects commonly known as barklice or booklice, though barklice specifically refers to the free-living species found on vegetation and bark rather than the domestic pests.

  • Tabanus laticeps

    broad-headed horse fly

    Tabanus laticeps is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae, first described by Hine in 1904. The species is found in the southern United States and Mexico. Like other horse flies, females are blood-feeders while males feed on nectar and other plant fluids. The species name 'laticeps' refers to the characteristically broad head of this species.