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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Psocomorpha » Caeciliusetae » Lizard Barklice (Caeciliusidae)

Family Caeciliusidae - Lizard Barklice

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Habitat · Life Cycle · Works Cited
Barklouse - Valenzuela hyperboreus 040212Blice2 - Valenzuela posticus - male Valenzuela micanopi (Mockford) 1965 - Valenzuela micanopi - female Barklice - Valenzuela confluens - male Barklice - Valenzuela confluens Yellow-eyed Barklouse - Xanthocaecilius sommermanae - male Barklouse IMG_1449 - Valenzuela flavidus Caeciliusidae? - Valenzuela - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
Suborder Psocomorpha
Infraorder Caeciliusetae
Family Caeciliusidae (Lizard Barklice)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Caecilidae
taxonomy treated in(1)(2)
Explanation of Names
Caeciliusidae Mockford 2000
Numbers
31 spp. in 4 genera in NA(3); ~570 spp. in 32 genera total(4)
Habitat
Leaf-inhabiting species
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid bare and webbed.
Works Cited
1.A classification of the psocopteran family Caeciliusidae (Caeciliidae auct.)
Mockford E.L. 1999. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 125: 325-417.
2.Additions and corrections to "A classification of the psocopteran family Caeciliusidae (Caeciliidae auct.)"
Mockford E.L. 2001. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 127: 79-84.
3.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
4.Johnson K.P., Smith V.S. (2013) Psocodea species file online. Version 5.0
Contributed by tom murray on 15 October, 2006 - 2:01pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Vox Sciurorum, v belov, Arturo Santos
Last updated 4 March, 2023 - 10:45pm

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