Homilopsocidea
Appearance
Homilopsocidea | |
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Ectopsocus californicus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Psocodea |
Suborder: | Psocomorpha |
Infraorder: | Homilopsocidea |
Families[1] | |
Homilopscocidea is an infraorder of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera).[1] It is probably a paraphyletic group, still in use for lack of a better solution. There are about 7 families and more than 1,200 described species in Homilopsocidea.[2][3][4]
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Families
[edit]These seven families belong to the infraorder Homilopsocidea:
- Ectopsocidae Roesler, 1944 (outer barklice)
- Elipsocidae Pearman, 1936 (damp barklice)
- Lachesillidae Pearman, 1936 (fateful barklice)
- Lesneiidae Schmidt & New, 2004
- Mesopsocidae Pearman, 1936 (middle barklice)
- Peripsocidae Roesler, 1944 (stout barklice)
- Sabulopsocidae Schmidt & New, 2004
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "Homilopsocidea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ "Homilopsocidea infraorder Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2019). "infraorder Homilopsocidea". Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis, vol. 5. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.
Further reading
[edit]- Lyal, Ch H. C. (1985). "Phylogeny and classification of the Psocodea, with particular reference to the lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera)". Systematic Entomology. 10 (2): 145–165. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1985.tb00525.x. ISSN 0307-6970.
- Yoshizawa, Kazunori (2002). "Phylogeny and higher classification of suborder Psocomorpha (Insecta: Psocodea: 'Psocoptera')". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 136 (3): 371–400. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00036.x. ISSN 0024-4082.
- Yoshizawa, Kazunori (2005). "Morphology of Psocomorpha (Psocodea:'Psocoptera')". Insecta Matsumurana. New Series. 62: 1–44. hdl:2115/10524.