Epipsocetae

Epipsocetae
Bertkauia lucifuga
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Suborder:	Psocomorpha
Infraorder:	Epipsocetae
Families
Cladiopsocidae Dolabellopsocidae Epipsocidae Ptiloneuridae Spurostigmatidae

Epipsocetae is an infraorder of psocids in the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera).[1][2] There are about 5 families and more than 480 described species in Epipsocetae.[3][4][5]

Families

These five families belong to the infraorder Epipsocetae:

• Cladiopsocidae Smithers, 1972
• Dolabellopsocidae Eertmoed, 1973
• Epipsocidae Pearman, 1936 (elliptical barklice)
• Ptiloneuridae Roesler, 1940
• Spurostigmatidae Eertmoed, 1973

References

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

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.
• Yoshizawa, Kazunori (2002). "Phylogeny and higher classification of suborder Psocomorpha (Insecta: Psocodea: 'Psocoptera')". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 136 (3): 371–400. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00036.x. ISSN 0024-4082.
• Yoshizawa, Kazunori (2005). "Morphology of Psocomorpha (Psocodea:'Psocoptera')". Insecta Matsumurana. New Series. 62: 1–44. hdl:2115/10524.

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