Liposcelididae

Liposcelididae Temporal range: Cenomanian–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Liposcelis sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Suborder:	Troctomorpha
Infraorder:	Nanopsocetae
Family:	Liposcelididae
Subfamilies
Embidopsocinae Liposcelidinae

Liposcelididae (historically often referred to as "Liposcelidae") is a family of booklice of the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera), belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha.[1] Members of this family are small and flattened, and often wingless. Mesothorax and metathorax fused in wingless forms.[2]

The family contains close to 200 species, arranged in nine genera which make up one smaller and one larger subfamily:

Subfamily Embidopsocinae

• Belapha
• Belaphopsocus
• Belaphotroctes
• Chaetotroctes
• Embidopsocopsis
• Embidopsocus
• Troctulus

Subfamily Liposcelidinae

• Liposcelis[3]
• Troglotroctes

†Cretoscelis Grimaldi and Engel 2006 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

References

1. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2021-11-05.
2. Handbooks For The Identification of British Insects
3. Mockford, Edward L.; Krushelnycky, Paul D. (9 May 2008). "New species and records of Liposcelis Motschulsky (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) from Hawaii with first description of the male of Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel". Zootaxa (1766): 53–68.

• Lienhard, C.; Smithers, C. N. (2002). "Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography". Instrumenta Biodiversitatis. 5. Geneva: Muséum d'histoire naturelle.