Lachesillidae

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Lachesillidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Psocomorpha
Infraorder: Homilopsocidea
Family: Lachesillidae

Lachesillidae (or fateful barklice) is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha. [1] Members of the family are characterized by a rounded, free areola postica in their wings. Males have diverse sclerotized genitalic structures. The family includes more than 400 species, most of them in the genus Lachesilla .

Genera

These 26 genera belong to the family Lachesillidae:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [2] c = Catalogue of Life, [3] g = GBIF, [4] b = Bugguide.net [5]

Sources

  1. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0" . Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  2. "Lachesillidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. "Browse Lachesillidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. "Lachesillidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  5. "Lachesillidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.


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