''Lachesilla'' is the main genus in the

psocoptera Psocoptera () are a paraphyletic group of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. The name Psocoptera has been replaced with Psocodea in recent literature, with the inclusion of the former order Phthiraptera into Psoc ...

n family Lachesillidae. There are at least 310 described species in ''Lachesilla''. Frequent species in the Northern hemisphere include '' Lachesilla quercus'' and '' Lachesilla pedicularia''. Some species are localized: '' Lachesilla merzi'' has been collected only once in Spain and '' Lachesilla rossica'', apart from the original specimens that were found in southern Russia, is only known from the Valley of the

Allondon The Allondon () is a river in France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region) and Switzerland (canton of Geneva). It is long, of which 6.1 km in Switzerland and 2.5 km on the French–Swiss border. Its source is located at elevation in the commu ...

river, near

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, Switzerland (and from one find in Albania in 2015).C. Lienhard (1998): Psocoptères euro-méditerranéens. Faune de France 83. Fédération Francaise des Societes de Sciences Naturelles, Paris. XX + 517 p.

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