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noun - minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
noun - a wingless insect that damages books
BOOKLICE - Psocoptera are an order of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. They first appeared in the Permian period, 295248 mill...
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Plural form of booklouse. |
A minute insect that typically has reduced or absent wings, frequently found in buildings where it may cause damage to books and paper. |
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Psocoptera are an order of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. They first appeared in the Permian period, 295248 million years ago. They are often regarded as the most primitive of the hemipteroids. Their name originates from the Greek word , psokhos meaning gnawed or rubbed and , ptera meaning wings. There are more than 5,500 species in 41 families in three suborders. Many of these species have only been described in recent years.They range in size from 110 millimeters (0.040.4 in) in length. * The species known as booklice received their common name because they are commonly found amongst old booksthey feed upon the paste used in binding. The barklice are found harmlessly on trees, feeding on algae and lichen. No member of this order is currently considered endangered; in fact, in 2007, Atlantopsocus adustus, a species native to Madeira and the Canary Islands, was found to have colonized the mild Cornish coast of southwest England.In the 2000s, morpholog |