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  5. ›Winged and Once-winged Insects
  6. ›Bark Lice, Book Lice, and Parasitic Lice
  7. ›Troctomorpha
  8. ›Tropical Barklice and Allies
  9. ›Electrentomoidea
  10. ›Compsocidae
Compsocus
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Compsocus

Compsocus is a genus within the Psocoptera order of insects, commonly known as booklice or barklice. The only known species in this genus, Compsocus elegans, is found in Mexico and Central America. It was first identified by Nathan Banks in 1930.

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