Mesopsocidae

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

Mesopsocidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha. [1] Members of the family are characterized by their free areola postica. The family includes more than 70 species.

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Psocetae Group of booklice

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Psilopsocidae is a family of Psocodea belonging to the infraorder Psocetae. Members of the family have a free areola postica and mottled wings. It is the only psocopteran family with records of wood-boring species. The family comprises one genus and seven species.

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Dasydemellidae is a family of Psocodea belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha, in the infraorder Caeciliusetae. The family is composed of about 30 species.

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References

  1. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0" . Retrieved 2021-11-05.

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