Biology:Electrentomidae

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Short description: Extinct family of booklice

Electrentomidae
Temporal range: Callovian–Eocene
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Troctomorpha
Infraorder: Amphientometae
Superfamily: Electrentomoidea
Family: Electrentomidae
Enderlein, 1911

Electrentomidae is an extinct family of barklice, booklice, and parasitic lice in the order Psocodea. There are about six genera and seven described species in Electrentomidae.[1][2][3][4] The family was synonymsed with the extant family Manicapsocidae in 2003 without discussion, with a prior proposal in 1972, but Azar et al., 2017, stated that "we consider herein [Electrentomidae and Manicapsocidae] apart, because a cladistic phylogenetic analysis is needed prior to taking such important decision for these groups."[5]

Genera

These six genera belong to the family Electrentomidae:

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17769435 entry