Liposcelis bostrychophila

Liposcelis bostrychophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocoptera
Family: Liposcelididae
Genus: Liposcelis
Species: L. bostrychophila
Binomial name
Liposcelis bostrychophila
Badonnel, 1931

Liposcelis bostrychophila is a species of booklouse in the family Liposcelididae. It is known nearly worldwide as a common pest of stored products. It is especially prevalent in cereals.[1]

This insect is about a millimeter long, brown in color, and wingless.[2]

Females of this species often undergo parthenogenesis. A male specimen was not noted until 2002. A few years later, a sexually reproducing strain was found.[3]

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