Psocomorpha

Psocomorpha is a suborder of barklice, booklice, and parasitic lice in the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera). There are more than 20 families and 5,300 described species in Psocomorpha.

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Xanthocaecilius sommermanae

Phylogeny

The below cladogram of Psocodea shows the position of Psocomorpha:

Fossil record

The oldest fossil record of the suborder is Burmesopsocus lienhardi from the mid-Cretaceous (early Cenomanian) Burmese amber, which is not assigned to any family.

Classification

Psocomorpha contains 6 infraorders and 26 families:

• Archipsocetae
  • Archipsocidae Pearman, 1936 (ancient barklice)
• Caeciliusetae
  • Amphipsocidae Pearman, 1936 (hairy-winged barklice)
  • Asiopsocidae Mockford & Garcia Aldrete, 1976
  • Caeciliusidae Mockford, 2000 (lizard barklice)
  • Dasydemellidae Mockford, 1978 (shaggy psocids)
  • Paracaeciliidae Mockford, 1989
  • Stenopsocidae Pearman, 1936 (narrow barklice)
• Epipsocetae
  • Cladiopsocidae Smithers, 1972
  • Dolabellopsocidae Eertmoed, 1973
  • Epipsocidae Pearman, 1936 (elliptical barklice)
  • Ptiloneuridae Roesler, 1940
  • Spurostigmatidae Eertmoed, 1973
• 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
• Philotarsetae
  • Philotarsidae Pearman, 1936 (loving barklice)
  • Pseudocaeciliidae Pearman, 1936 (false lizard barklice)
  • Trichopsocidae Pearman, 1936 (lash-faced psocids)
• Psocetae
  • Hemipsocidae Pearman, 1936 (leaf litter barklice)
  • Myopsocidae Pearman, 1936 (mouse-like barklice)
  • Psilopsocidae Roesler, 1944
  • Psocidae Hagen, 1865 (common barklice)

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