Gyropidae

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Gyropidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Troctomorpha
Infraorder: Nanopsocetae
Parvorder: Phthiraptera
Superfamily: Amblycera
Family: Gyropidae
Kellogg, 1896

Gyropidae is a family of lice in the order Psocodea. [1] There are about 9 genera and more than 90 described species in Gyropidae. [2] [3] [4]

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Genera

These nine genera belong to the family Gyropidae:

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Amblycera Suborder of lice

The Amblycera are a large superfamily of chewing lice, parasitic on both birds and mammals. The Amblycera are considered the most primitive superfamily of lice.

Psocomorpha Suborder of booklice

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

Trogiomorpha Group of booklice

Trogiomorpha is one of the three major suborders of barklice, booklice, and parasitic lice in the order Psocodea, alongside Troctomorpha and Psocomorpha. There are about 8 families and more than 430 described species in Trogiomorpha. Trogiomorpha is widely agreed to be earliest diverging of the three suborders, and retains the most primitive characteristics.

Troctomorpha Suborder of booklice

Troctomorpha is one of the three major suborders of Psocodea (barklice, booklice, and parasitic lice), alongside Psocomorpha and Trogiomorpha. There are more than 30 families and 5,800 described species in Troctomorpha. The order includes parasitic lice, which are most closely related to the booklice family Liposcelididae.

Homilopsocidea Group of booklice

Homilopscocidea is an infraorder of Psocodea. 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.

Epipsocetae Infraorder of booklice

Epipsocetae is an infraorder of psocids in the order Psocodea. There are about 5 families and more than 480 described species in Epipsocetae.

Psyllipsocidae Family of booklice

Psyllipsocidae is a family of cave barklice in the order Psocodea. There are about 7 genera and more than 70 described species in Psyllipsocidae.

Psoquillidae is a family of bird nest barklice in the order Psocodea. There are about 8 genera and more than 30 described species in Psoquillidae.

Trogiidae Family of booklice

Trogiidae is a family of granary booklice in the order Psocodea. There are about 11 genera and more than 50 described species in Trogiidae.

Boopiidae is a family of lice in the order Psocodea. There are about 8 genera and more than 50 described species in Boopiidae.

Enderleinellidae is a family of parasitic lice in the order Psocodea. There are about 5 genera and more than 50 described species in Enderleinellidae.

Hoplopleuridae Family of booklice

Hoplopleuridae is a family of lice in the order Psocodea. There are about 6 genera and more than 150 described species in Hoplopleuridae.

Linognathidae Family of booklice

Linognathidae is a family of lice in the order Psocodea. There are at least 3 genera and 70 described species in Linognathidae.

Paracaeciliidae Family of barklice

Paracaeciliidae is a family of bark lice in the order Psocodea. There are about 5 genera and more than 100 described species in Paracaeciliidae.

Protroctopsocidae is a family of psocids in the order Psocodea. There are at least four genera and about five described species in Protroctopsocidae.

Sabulopsocidae is a family of lice in the order Psocodea. There are at least two genera and two described species in Sabulopsocidae.

Spurostigmatidae is a family of lice in the order Psocodea. There is at least one genus, Spurostigma, in Spurostigmatidae.

Trimenoponidae is a family of lice in the order Psocodea. There are about 6 genera and 18 described species in Trimenoponidae.

Nanopsocetae Infraorder of booklice

Nanopsocetae is one of two major divisions of Troctomorpha in the order Psocodea, alongside Amphientometae. There are more than 20 families and 5,200 described species in Nanopsocetae.

Amphientometae Infraorder of booklice

Amphientometae is an infraorder of psocids, one of two major division of the Troctomorpha within the order Psocodea. There are about 7 families and at least 230 described species in Amphientometae.

References

  1. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0" . Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  2. "Gyropidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  3. "Gyropidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  4. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2019). "family Gyropidae Kellogg, 1896". Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-23.

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