Hemipsocidae

Family of booklice

Hemipsocidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Psocomorpha
Infraorder: Psocetae
Family: Hemipsocidae
Genera
  • Anopistoscena
  • Hemipsocus
  • Metahemipsocus

Hemipsocidae is an insect family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the infraorder Psocetae.[1] Members of the family have the areola postica joined to the M vein by a crossvein, and their M vein is two-branched. This family comprises twenty-four species in three genera: Anopistoscena, Hemipsocus, and Metahemipsocus. They are commonly known as leaf litter barklice.[2]

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  2. ^ Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects (1st ed.). Blackwell. p. 541.
  • Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis, vol. 5. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.
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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
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
Hemipsocidae


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