''Novopsocus caeciliae'' is a species of ''

Novopsocus ''Novopsocus'' is a genus in the Pseudocaeciliidae family, with, until 2008, one described species endemic to New Guinea (described by Thornton.Thornton, I. W. B. 1984. An unusual psocopteran from new Guinea and its relationships within the Philo ...

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New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

known from a single male thus far, found in the lowlands near Baitabag, Madang Province. Its hypandrium is similar to that of Novopsocus magnus, and thus differs from the hypandrium of '' Novopsocus stenopterus''. It is the smallest of all three ''Novopsocus'' species (~2.5 mm long).

References

* Thornton, I. W. B. 1984. An unusual psocopteran from new Guinea and its relationships within the Philotarsidae. International journal of entomology. 26: 378-385. * Cuénoud, P. 2008. A revision of the New Guinean genus ''Novopsocus'' Thornton (Psocoptera, Pseudocaeciliidae) with the description of two new species.

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