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Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis

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Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Paracaeciliidae
Genus: Chilenocaecilius
Species:
C. ornatipennis
Binomial name
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
(Blanchard, 1851)
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Psocus ornatipennis Blanchard, 1851 [1]
  • Caecilius crotarus Thornton & Lyall, 1978 [3]
  • Caecilius ornatipennis (Blanchard, 1851)

Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis is a species of barklouse within the family Paracaeciliidae.[2] It is one of two known species within the genus Chilenocaecilius.[3]

Description

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Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis medium-sized barkfly, which ranges in size from 3.5–4 mm (0.14–0.16 in) in length.[4] The general body colour of the species ranges from yellowish-white to medium brown. The head exhibits a reddish-brown band of hypodermal pigment extending from the inner side of the antennal socket to the compound eye. Additionally, there is a relatively small dark brown ocellar tubercle present. The thoracic pleura display a broad longitudinal band of red-brown hypodermal pigment.[3] The species is always macropterous, possessing long fully developed wings.[3] The species exhibits a distinctive wing pattern, which possesses dark smudges where veins meet the edge of wing.[4] The vein Cu2 lacks setae. The posterior cubitus vein CuP (= Cu2) in the forewing is bare.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis is native to South America, where it is widespread in Chile and possesses two known localities in Argentina.[3] The species has also been introduced outside of its native range into countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland and France.[5] This species has been found to live on the foliage of a wide variety of vegetation, and populations have been recorded at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level.[3]

Reproduction

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Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis is capable of sexual reproduction, however most populations have been found to lack males and are parthenogenetic.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Chilenocaecilius Mockford, 2000". National Biodiversity Network (NBN Atlas). 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Lienhard, Charles & Telfer, Mark & Anderson, Roy. (2017). Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis (Blanchard, 1851) (Psocodea: 'Psocoptera', Paracaeciliidae) in Ireland, first Palaearctic record of this South American genus and species.
  4. ^ a b "Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis". National Barkfly Recording Scheme (Britain and Ireland). 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  5. ^ "Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis (Blanchard, 1851)". National Barkfly Recording Scheme (Biological Record Centre). 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-11.