Psocomorpha

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Psocomorpha
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Abelopsocus basipunctatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
(unranked): Paraneoptera
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Psocomorpha
Roesler, 1944
Infraorders[1]

Psocomorpha is a

suborder of barklice, booklice, and parasitic lice in the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera).[2][3][1] There are more than 20 families and 5,300 described species in Psocomorpha.[4][5][6]

Xanthocaecilius sommermanae

Phylogeny

The below cladogram of Psocodea shows the position of Psocomorpha:[1]

Psocodea
Trogiomorpha

Atropetae

Psyllipsocetae

paraphyletic
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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.[7]

Classification

Psocomorpha contains 6

infraorders and 26 families:[8]

References

  1. ^
    PMID 32979270
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  2. ^ Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2019). "Psocodea Species File Online". Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  3. ^ Bess, Emilie; Smith, Vince; Lienhard, Charles; Johnson, Kevin P. (2006). "Psocodea". Tree of Life. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  4. ^ "Psocomorpha Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  5. ^ Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2019). "suborder Psocomorpha". Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  6. ISSN 0020-1804
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  7. ^ Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2021-11-05.

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