Paracaeciliidae is a
family
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of
bark lice in the
order
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Psocodea
Psocodea is a taxonomic group of insects comprising the bark lice, book lice and parasitic lice. It was formerly considered a superorder, but is now generally considered by entomologists as an order. Despite the greatly differing appearance of ...
(formerly
Psocoptera
Psocoptera are a paraphyletic group of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. The name Psocoptera has been replaced with Psocodea in recent literature, with the inclusion of the former order Phthiraptera into Psocode ...
).
There are about 5 genera and more than 100 described species in Paracaeciliidae.
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Genera
These five genera belong to the family Paracaeciliidae:
* '' Chilenocaecilius'' Mockford, 2000
* '' Enderleinella'' Badonnel, 1932
* '' Mockfordiella'' Badonnel, 1977
* '' Paracaecilius'' Badonnel, 1931
* '' Xanthocaecilius'' Mockford, 1989
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External links
Caeciliusetae
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