Peripsocidae

Peripsocidae
Peripsocus milleri wing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Suborder:	Psocomorpha
Infraorder:	Homilopsocidea
Family:	Peripsocidae

Peripsocidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha. ^[1] Members of the family are characterised by their absence of an areola postica in their wings. Many of the recently described genera are closely allied to Peripsocus . The family includes more than 300 species.

Genera

These 12 genera belong to the family Peripsocidae:

• Bicuspidatus ^{c g}
• Campanulatus ^{c g}
• Coniperipsocus ^{c g}
• Cycloperipsocus ^{c g}
• Diplopsocus ^{c g}
• Kaestneriella Roesler, 1943 ^{i c g b}
• Orbiperipsocus ^{c g}
• Pericupsocus ^{c g}
• Peripsocus Hagen, 1866 ^{i c g b}
• Periterminalis ^{c g}
• Properipsocus ^{c g}
• Turriperipsocus ^{c g}

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. "Peripsocidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
3. "Browse Peripsocidae". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
4. "Peripsocidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
5. "Peripsocidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

• Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis, vol. 5. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.

Further reading

• Lyal, Ch H.C. (1985). "Phylogeny and classification of the Psocodea, with particular reference to the lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera)". Systematic Entomology. 10 (2). Wiley Online Library: 145–165. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1985.tb00525.x. S2CID   86331606.
• Yoshizawa, Kazunori (2002). "Phylogeny and higher classification of suborder Psocomorpha (Insecta: Psocodea: 'Psocoptera')". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 136 (3): 371–400. doi: 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00036.x . ISSN   0024-4082.
• Yoshizawa, Kazunori (2005). "Morphology of Psocomorpha (Psocodea:'Psocoptera')". Insecta Matsumurana. Series Entomology. New Series. 62. Faculty Of Agriculture, Hokkaido University: 1–44.