Caeciliusidae is a
family
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of
Psocodea
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(formerly
Psocoptera
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) belonging to the
suborder
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Psocomorpha.
The family was once named Caeciliidae, but the latter name was changed because of
homonymy
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with the amphibian family
Caeciliidae. The subfamily Paracaeciliinae was formerly in Caeciliusidae, but it has been elevated to family rank,
Paracaeciliidae.
There are at least 40 genera and 650 described species in Caeciliusidae.
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Genera
These 40 genera belong to the family Caeciliusidae:[
* '' Amphicaecilius'' Li, 2002
* '' Anoculaticaeca'' Li, 1997
* '' Aphyopsocus'' Smithers, 1982
* '' Asiocaecilius'' Mockford, 2000
* '' Austrocaecilius'' Smithers, 1981
* '' Bassocaecilius'' Schmidt & New, 2008
* '' Bivalvicaecilia'' Li, 2002
* '' Caecilius'' Curtis, 1837
* '' Clinocaecilius'' Schmidt & New, 2008
* '' Coryphaca'' Enderlein, 1910
* '' Coryphosmila'' Enderlein, 1925
* '' Disialacaecilia'' Li, 2002
* '' Dypsocopsis'' Mockford, 2000
* '' Dypsocus'' Hagen, 1866
* '' Epicaecilius'' Mockford, 2000
* '' Fuelleborniella'' Enderlein, 1902
* '' Graminacaecilius'' Schmidt & New, 2008
* '' Hageniola'' Banks, 1931
* '' Isophanes'' Banks, 1937
* '' Isophanopsis'' Badonnel, 1981
* '' Licaecilius'' Li, 2002
* '' Lienhardiella'' Mockford, 2000
* '' Maoripsocopsis'' Mockford, 2000
* '' Maoripsocus'' Tillyard, 1923
* '' Nothocaecilius'' Schmidt & New, 2008
* '' Orocaecilius'' Mockford, 2000
* '' Parvialacaecilia'' Li, 2002
* '' Pericaecilius'' Mockford, 2000
* '' Phymocaecilius'' Li, 2002
* '' Protodypsocus'' Enderlein, 1903
* '' Smithersiella'' Badonnel, 1977
* '' Stenocaecilius'' Mockford, 2000
* '' Tasmanocaecilius'' Schmidt & New, 2008
* '' Thorntoniella'' Mockford, 2000
* '' Valenzuela'' Navas, 1924
* '' Ypsiloneura'' Pearman, 1932
* † '' Eopsocites'' Hong, 2002
* † '' Fushunopsocus'' Hong, 2002
* † '' Ptenolasia'' Enderlein, 1911
* † '' Stenopterites'' Hong, 2002
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Sources
*Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis, vol. 5. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.
Insect families
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