Musapsocidae

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Musapsocidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Troctomorpha
Infraorder: Amphientometae
Family: Musapsocidae
Genera

Musapsocidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha. [1] The pterostigma in their fore-wing has the characteristic of not being closed proximally. The family comprises 2 genera.

Sources

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


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