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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Troctomorpha » Booklice (Liposcelididae)

Family Liposcelididae - Booklice

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Works Cited
Insects in tarantula tank They Came from the Black Thing - Liposcelis Belaphotroctes sp. - Belaphotroctes undescribed - female Chicago houseplant denizen - Liposcelis Possibly Liposcelis - Liposcelis bostrychophila Louse from Tree Swallow nest - Liposcelis Found in my hair Liposcelis? - Liposcelis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
Suborder Troctomorpha
Family Liposcelididae (Booklice)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Liposcelidae
Explanation of Names
Liposcelididae Broadhead 1950
Numbers
30 spp. in 3 genera in NA(1); ~190 spp. in 9 genera total (with >120 Liposcelis spp.)(2)(3)
Size
0.8-2 mm (avg. ~1 mm)
Range
worldwide
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
2.Johnson K.P., Smith V.S. (2013) Psocodea species file online. Version 5.0
3.Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography
Charles Lienhard and Courtenay. N Smithers. 2002. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis Vol. 5. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 2 June, 2005 - 7:52am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Graham M, David Ferguson, v belov, Edward Ruden
Last updated 30 September, 2021 - 7:34pm

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