''Archipsocus'' is a

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of bark lice in the insect family

Archipsocidae Archipsocidae is a family of barklice of the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha. Members of the family are characterized by their reduced wing venation. Some species are viviparous In animals, vivipari ...

. Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when '' Archipsocus nomas '' became abundant near

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. Psocids in the genus ''Archipsocus'' differ from each other on minute particulars and there is not a single feature that can be used to diagnose all the species. Some characteristics that may be useful include the length of the different segments of the antennae and the shape of the phallic frame.

Taxonomy

Some species that used to be included in this genus and which give birth by

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to live young, have now been separated into the genus '' Archipsocopsis''. These include '' Archipsocopsis frater'' (Mockford, 1957) and '' Archipsocopsis parvula'' (Mockford, 1953).

Some selected species

* '' Archipsocus badonneli'' Brasil Checklist of Psocoptera
/ref> * '' Archipsocus brasilianus'' (Enderlein) * '' Archipsocus broadheadi'' (Badonnel) * '' Archipsocus castrii'' (Badonnel) * ''

Archipsocus cervinus ''Archipsocus'' is a genus of bark lice in the insect family Archipsocidae. Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when '' Archipsocus nomas '' became abu ...

'' * '' Archipsocus corbetae'' (Smithers, 1964) * '' Archipsocus costalima'' * ''

Archipsocus dextor ''Archipsocus'' is a genus of bark lice in the insect family Archipsocidae. Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when '' Archipsocus nomas '' became abu ...

'' (Enderlein, 1911)Archipsocus dextor nov.spec.
/ref> * '' Archipsocus enderleini'' * '' Archipsocus floridanus'' (Mockford, 1953)ZipcodeZoo
* '' Archipsocus gibberophallus'' * ''

Archipsocus granulosus ''Archipsocus'' is a genus of bark lice in the insect family Archipsocidae. Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when '' Archipsocus nomas '' became abu ...

'' (Badonnel) * ''

Archipsocus gurneyi ''Archipsocus'' is a genus of bark lice in the insect family Archipsocidae. Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when '' Archipsocus nomas '' became abu ...

'' (Mockford, 1953) * ''

Archipsocus indentatus ''Archipsocus'' is a genus of bark lice in the insect family Archipsocidae. Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when '' Archipsocus nomas '' became abu ...

'' (Mockford) * ''

Archipsocus lenkoi ''Archipsocus'' is a genus of bark lice in the insect family Archipsocidae. Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when ''Archipsocus nomas '' became abund ...

'' (Badonnel) * ''

Archipsocus lineatus ''Archipsocus'' is a genus of bark lice in the insect family Archipsocidae. Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when '' Archipsocus nomas '' became abu ...

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Archipsocus minutillus ''Archipsocus'' is a genus of bark lice in the insect family Archipsocidae. Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when '' Archipsocus nomas '' became abu ...

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Archipsocus mockfordi ''Archipsocus'' is a genus of bark lice in the insect family Archipsocidae. Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when '' Archipsocus nomas '' became abu ...

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Archipsocus modestus ''Archipsocus'' is a genus of bark lice in the insect family Archipsocidae. Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when '' Archipsocus nomas '' became abu ...

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Archipsocus newi ''Archipsocus'' is a genus of bark lice in the insect family Archipsocidae. Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when '' Archipsocus nomas '' became abu ...

'' (Badonnel) * ''

Archipsocus nomas ''Archipsocus nomas'' is a web-spinning barklouse, a psocid in the insect family Archipsocidae. It is found in the southeast of the United States, living gregariously on trees, feeding on lichen and fungi and spinning a web that adheres to the ...

'' (Gurney, 1939) * ''

Archipsocus panama ''Archipsocus'' is a genus of bark lice in the insect family Archipsocidae. Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when '' Archipsocus nomas '' became abu ...

'' (Gurney, 1939) * '' Archipsocus pearmani'' * '' Archipsocus tenebricosus''

References

External links

Life history studies of some Florida insects of the genus Archipsocus (Psocoptera)
Psocomorpha genera Archipsocidae {{Psocoptera-stub