#1982 - Nimbopsocus australis - New Zealand Barklouse
Photo by @purrdence, in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (the Great Harbour of Tara), which is also known as Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Wellington is the southernmost capital city in the world, as well as the windiest, so having such a fantastic harbour was probably very fortunate.
AKA Psocus australis, Myopsocus australis, Myopsocus novaezealandiae, and Psocus zelandicus
Most psocids, like the Booklouse, live in damp environments, but the larger and often intricately marked barklice may be found living in groups on treetrunks and branches, grazing on lichen, fungi, pollen and algae. They have a soft body, long thin antennae, broad heads, biting jaws and bulbous eyes. Large species may be 1cm in length. Some species live in organized communities beneath a fine net spun from glands in their mouths.
Nimbopsocus australis also occurs in Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, the Kermadec Islands and the Solomons. They are large for psocids - around 6.0mm head to wingtip. Males are much smaller and darker than the females, who have a coarsely mottled wing pattern with a greater proportion of pale areas.