Booklice/psocids / Ngā ‘kutu–pukapuka’/ ngā psocid
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Psocoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Liposcelidae
Te Rahi
- He tino iti, 1.5 mm te roa o te tinana.
Size range
- Tiny, body length up to 1.5 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Kei ngā tōpito katoa o te ao, kei ngā kokonga katoa.
- Kitea ai i rō whare.
Distribution
- Cosmopolitan
- Found in houses
Te Huringa Ora
- He pai ake ki a ia ngā wāhi tino takawai.
- Ka kino i a ia te pepa.
- Kai ai i te hōpuru, i ngā kaka pepa, i ngā tipu maroke.
- I ngā pō, tērā ka rangona tana puku e pātōtō ana ki te mata o te pepa.
- Arā anō ētahi momo whai parirau ka kitea i waho, i ngā rākau me ngā mauwha.
Life history
- Prefer high humidity
- Damage paper
- Eat mildew, paper fibres, dried vegetable matter
- At night, sometimes make a clearly audible "ticking" noise by tapping the abdomen on the surface of paper
- Other species with wings found outside on trees and shrubs