Black booklouse Lepinotus
Size: 0.5-2mm
Shape: Squarish
Colour: Brown to black
Antennae: long and thin
Distinguishing features: They are larger and darker than common booklice and wing buds can be seen under a high power microscope.
Adults and nymphs eat: Microscopic mould and starch.
They are damp indicators.
Shape: Squarish
Colour: Brown to black
Antennae: long and thin
Distinguishing features: They are larger and darker than common booklice and wing buds can be seen under a high power microscope.
Adults and nymphs eat: Microscopic mould and starch.
They are damp indicators.
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Black booklouse Lepinotus
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