Bryopsocidae

Family of booklice

Bryopsocidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Psocoptera
Suborder:
Psocomorpha
Infraorder:
Homilopsocidea
Family:
Bryopsocidae
Genera
  • Bryopsocus

Bryopsocidae a former family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) (book lice) belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha. This family is now considered to be a junior synonym of the subfamily Zelandopsocinae within the family Pseudocaeciliidae.[1]

The family includes 2 species from New Zealand.

Sources

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


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