Archipsocidae

Family of booklice

Archipsocidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Psocomorpha
Infraorder: Archipsocetae
Family: Archipsocidae
Pearman, 1936
Genera
  • Archipsocopsis
  • Archipsocus
  • Notarchipsocus
  • Pararchipsocus
  • Pseudarchipsocus

Archipsocidae is a family of barklice of the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha.[1] Members of the family are characterized by their reduced wing venation. Some species are viviparous. The family includes about 80 species in five genera.

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2021-11-05.

Sources

  • Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis, vol. 5. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.

External links

  • Archipsocus nomas, a webbing barklouse on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
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Extant Psocodea families
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Subclass: Pterygota
  • Infraclass: Neoptera
  • Superorder: Paraneoptera
Suborder Trogiomorpha
Atropetae
Prionoglaridetae
Psyllipsocetae
Suborder Troctomorpha
Amphientometae
Nanopsocetae
Phthiraptera
(lice)
Amblycera
Anoplura
(sucking lice)
Ischnocera
(paraphyletic)
Rhyncophthirina
Ischnocera, Rhyncophthirina and Amblycera comprise paraphyletic suborder Mallophaga (chewing lice).
Suborder Psocomorpha
Archipsocetae
  • Archipsocidae
Caeciliusetae
Epipsocetae
Homilopsocidea
Philotarsetae
Psocetae
Order Psocodea is comprised of paraphyletic Psocoptera (book lice or bark lice) and monophyletic Phthiraptera (lice), both previously classified as orders.
Taxon identifiers
Archipsocidae


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