Liposcelis

Liposcelis is a genus of insects in the order Psocoptera, the booklice and barklice. There are about 126 species.  They are about 1 mm long and often brown or blackish.  Because of the diffulty of identification to species level we have treated Liposcelis as a genus only entry.

to genus level

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Many species are associated with human habitation and several are well known as pests of stored products such as flour.  They are also a pest species in museums.

Any time of the year, but numbers likely to be higher in summer.

True status is difficult to determine due to lack of records.

Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.