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Large barklouse

Psococerastis gibbosa (Sulzer, 1776)

Status not recordedinsects

The large barklouse (Psococerastis gibbosa) is a species in the family Psocidae, order Psocodea. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Bulgaria, Portugal and Spain.

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Quick facts about the large barklouse

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the large barklouse live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The large barklouse is listed for 3 countries.

BulgariaPortugalSpain
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Bulgaria
  2. Portugal
  3. Spain

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the large barklouse endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the large barklouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderPsocodea
  5. familyPsocidae
  6. genusPsococerastis
  7. SpeciesPsococerastis gibbosa (Sulzer, 1776)

Synonyms Hemerobius longicornis, Phryganea gibbosa, Phryganea saltatrix, Psococerastis gibbosa, Psocus gibbosa, Psocus lineatus, Psocus longicornis, Psocus saltatrix

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • pisivka velkáCzech
  • Lalotek jasnoskrzydłyPolish
  • pavoš veľkáSlovak
  • klarvingad jättestövsländaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large barklouse

Other species in the same genus Psococerastis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the large barklouse live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the large barklouse for 3 countries: Bulgaria, Portugal and Spain. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the large barklouse?

The large barklouse (Psococerastis gibbosa) belongs to the family Psocidae in the order Psocodea.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{large_barklouse_2026,
  title = {Large barklouse (Psococerastis gibbosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-barklouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}