Family Caeciliusidae - Lizard Barklice

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Works Cited

Bark Louse ID - Valenzuela flavidus - male

A psocopteran new to the backyard. - Valenzuela flavidus - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)

Family Caeciliusidae (Lizard Barklice)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

=Caecilidae

Numbers

31 spp. in 4 genera in North America; rather large family worldwide.(1)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by tom murray on 15 October, 2006 - 2:01pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, v belov
Last updated 30 November, 2009 - 11:33am

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