Homilopsocidea
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| Homilopsocidea | |
|---|---|
| Ectopsocus californicus | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| 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 likely 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]

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. Bibcode:1985SysEn..10..145L. 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.