Pachytroctidae is a
family
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of thick barklice 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 15 genera and at least 90 described species in Pachytroctidae.
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Members of this family are small, often macropterous, with a distinct ]wing venation
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Genera
These 15 genera belong to the family Pachytroctidae:
* '' Antilopsocus'' Gurney, 1965 c g
* '' Atapinella'' Azar, Huang, Cai & Nel, 2015 c g
* '' Burmipachytrocta'' Azar, Huang, Cai & Nel, 2015 c g
* '' Leptotroctes'' Badonnel, 1973 c g
* '' Libaneuphoris'' Azar, Huang, Cai & Nel, 2015 c g
* '' Libanopsyllipsocus'' Azar & Nel, 2011 c g
* ''Nanopsocus
''Nanopsocus'' is a genus of thick barklice in the family Pachytroctidae
Pachytroctidae is a family of thick barklice in the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera). There are about 15 genera and at least 90 described species in Pachytroctidae.
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'' Pearman, 1928 i c g b
* '' Nymphotroctes'' Badonnel, 1931 c g
* '' Pachytroctes'' Enderlein, 1905 i c g
* '' Peritroctes'' Ribaga, 1911 c g b
* '' Psacadium'' Enderlein, 1908 c g
* '' Psylloneura'' Enderlein, 1903 c g
* '' Psyllotroctes'' Roesler, 1940 c g
* '' Tapinella'' Enderlein, 1908 i c g b
* '' Thoracotroctes'' Lienhard, 2005 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
References
* Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis, vol. 5. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.
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Psocoptera families
Nanopsocetae
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