Biology:Homilopsocidea

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Short description: Group of booklice

Homilopsocidea
Outer Barklice - Ectopsocus californicus, Julie Metz Wetlands, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg
Ectopsocus californicus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
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 probably 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]

Mesopsocus

Families

These seven families belong to the infraorder Homilopsocidea:

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 ☰ Q5890849 entry