Gyropidae

Gyropidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Suborder:	Troctomorpha
Infraorder:	Nanopsocetae
Parvorder:	Phthiraptera
Clade:	Amblycera
Family:	Gyropidae Kellogg, 1896

Gyropidae is a family of lice in the order Psocodea.[1] There are about 9 genera and more than 90 described species in Gyropidae.[2][3][4]

Genera

These nine genera belong to the family Gyropidae:

• Abrocomophaga Emerson & Price, 1976
• Aotiella Eichler, 1949
• Gliricola Mjoberg, 1910
• Gyropus Nitzsch, 1818
• Macrogyropus Ewing, 1924
• Monothoracius Werneck, 1934
• Phtheiropoios Eichler, 1940
• Pitrufquenia Marelli, 1932
• Protogyropus Ewing, 1924

References

1. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2021-11-05.
2. "Gyropidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
3. "Gyropidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
4. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2019). "family Gyropidae Kellogg, 1896". 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. Bibcode:1985SysEn..10..145L. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1985.tb00525.x. ISSN 0307-6970.