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Order Psocodea - Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice


Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography
By Charles Lienhard and Courtenay. N Smithers
Instrumenta Biodiversitatis Vol. 5. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève, 2002
From the NHBS purchase page, this reference,

"Lists all 41 families, 371 genera, and 4408 species of the insect order Psocoptera (psocids) described up to the end of the year 2000. Graphically analyses the chronological discovery of species diversity. A synoptic table presents classification down to genus level with numbers of known species per taxon for each main biogeographical region of the world. Unusually also cites almost all other known references pertaining to their geographical distribution, morphology, biology, ecology, etc. Proposes several new names, synonymies, combinations, and status designations."

Keys to the families and genera of Psocoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta)
By C. N. Smithers
Technical Reports of the Australian Museum, No. 2, pp. 1-82, 1990

Psocopteres Euro-Meditarraneens Faune de France 3
By Charles Lienhard
Museum d'histoire naaturelle de Geneve (suisse), 1998
If you are really interested in "Psocoptera" this book is very useful. Even though it is in French, the illustrations are extremely good and very helpful with difficult identifications. I could not function without it.

North American Psocoptera
By Edward L. Mockford
Sandhill Crane Press, 1993
Google books link: http://books.google.com/books?id=wxr5nVOIamIC

Publisher's description:

North American Psocoptera provides a complete review of the 28 families, 78 genera and 287 species of the order Psocoptera found in the United States and Canada.This comprehensive book contains keys to all of the known taxa of Psocoptera which have been found in the study area, including three genera named as new. Not only are the native and established species included, but also those which have been taken at ports of entry in human commerce. The book contains differential diagnoses of the taxa above species level.

Expansion of the Knockdown Resistance Frequency Map for Human Head Lice (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) in the United States Using
By Kyle J.Gellatly,Sarah Krim,Daniel J.Palenchar,Katie Shepherd,Kyong Sup Yoon,Christopher J.Rhodes,Si Hyeock Lee,J. Marshall Clark
Journal of Medical Entomology, 2016
Full title: Expansion of the Knockdown Resistance Frequency Map for Human Head Lice (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) in the United States Using Quantitative Sequencing
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New species and records of Indiopsocus Mockford (Psocodea: 'Psocoptera': Psocidae) from Texas
By Mockford, Edward L. and Diane W. Young
American Entomological Society, 2015
Describes three new species and updates information for four more known from Texas.

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Peripsocus species of the alboguttatus group (Psocoptera: Peripsocidae)
By Edward L. Mockford
Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 79, No. 2, pp. 89-115, 1971
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Systematics of the Blaste posticata complex with descriptions of three new species (Psocoptera: Psocidae)
By Edward L. Mockford
The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 67, No. 4, pp. 548-566, 1984
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