Amphientometae

Amphientometae Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Burmacompsocus perreaui (Compsocidae)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Suborder:	Troctomorpha
Infraorder:	Amphientometae Pearman, 1936

Amphientometae is an infraorder of psocids, one of two major division of the Troctomorpha within the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera).[1][2] There are about 7 families and at least 230 described species in Amphientometae.[3][4]

Families

These seven families belong to the infraorder Amphientometae:

• Amphientomidae Enderlein, 1903 (tropical barklice)
• Compsocidae Mockford, 1967
• Manicapsocidae Mockford, 1967
• Musapsocidae Mockford, 1967
• Protroctopsocidae Smithers, 1972
• Troctopsocidae Mockford, 1967
• † Electrentomidae Enderlein, 1911

References

1. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2019). "Psocodea Species File Online". Retrieved 2019-06-14.
2. Bess, Emilie; Smith, Vince; Lienhard, Charles; Johnson, Kevin P. (2006). "Psocodea". Tree of Life. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
3. "Amphientometae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
4. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2019). "infraorder Amphientometae". Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-23.

Further reading

• Lyal, Ch H. C. (1985). "Phylogeny and classification of the Psocodea, with particular reference to the lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera)". Systematic Entomology. 10 (2): 145–165. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1985.tb00525.x. ISSN 0307-6970.