Biology:Peripsocidae

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Short description: Family of booklice

Peripsocidae
Peripsocus milleri.jpg
Peripsocus milleri wing
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Psocomorpha
Infraorder: Homilopsocidea
Family: Peripsocidae

Peripsocidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha.[1] Members of the family are characterised by their absence of an areola postica in their wings. Many of the recently described genera are closely allied to Peripsocus. The family includes more than 300 species.

Genera

These 12 genera belong to the family Peripsocidae:

  • Bicuspidatus c g
  • Campanulatus c g
  • Coniperipsocus c g
  • Cycloperipsocus c g
  • Diplopsocus c g
  • Kaestneriella Roesler, 1943 i c g b
  • Orbiperipsocus c g
  • Pericupsocus c g
  • Peripsocus Hagen, 1866 i c g b
  • Periterminalis c g
  • Properipsocus c g
  • Turriperipsocus c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

Sources

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

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q1952509 entry