Marcenendius fortunatus

Marcenendius fortunatus

Marcenendius fortunatus is a species of barklouse (Pcocoptera) in the family Amphientomidae, endemic to the Canary Islands and Cape Verde.
Marcenendius fortunatus Strangest barklouse I've encountered so far - had to look three times to even recognize it as one. The species list for the Canary Islands (2010) lists it as genus Nephax still, but Charles Lienhard & Baz (2011) moved it to Marcenendius.
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Appearance

Having scaled wings, like all (predominantly tropical) Amphientomidae psocids it is a rare appearance in the European fauna, with only two such species known from the southern parts of continental Europe.

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Lienhard Charles; Baz, Arturo (2011) Redescription of the genus Marcenendius Navás (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Amphientomidae) with a key to western Palaearctic amphientomids. - REVUE SUISSE DE ZOOLOGIE Vol.118(3), pp.451-466.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPsocodea
FamilyAmphientomidae
GenusMarcenendius
SpeciesMarcenendius fortunatus
Photographed in
Spain