Trogium pulsatorium (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Trogiidae family, order Psocodea, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Trogium pulsatorium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trogium pulsatorium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trogium pulsatorium, the larger pale booklouse, is a granary booklouse species found across multiple world regions.

Family
Genus
Trogium
Order
Psocodea
Class
Insecta

About Trogium pulsatorium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trogium pulsatorium, commonly known as the larger pale booklouse, is a species of granary booklouse belonging to the family Trogiidae. This species has several other common names: deathwatch, common booklouse, and grain psocid. It can be found in Africa, Australia, Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), Central America, North America, Southern Asia, New Zealand, and Antarctica.

Photo: (c) Emanuel Kern, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Emanuel Kern · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Psocodea Trogiidae Trogium

More from Trogiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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