Mesopsocidae
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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.