Amphigerontia contaminata

Amphigerontia contaminata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Psocidae
Genus: Amphigerontia
Species:
A. contaminata
Binomial name
Amphigerontia contaminata
(Stephens, 1836)

Amphigerontia contaminata is a species of psocopteran from Psocidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe (Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom) and also occurs on Cyprus and on the Canary Islands.[1] It is uncommon in Britain and scarce in Ireland. It is either light black or brown in colour.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fauna Europaea was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Amphigerontia contaminata (Stephens, 1836)". National Barkfly Recording Scheme (Britain and Ireland).