Nanopsocetae

Nanopsocetae Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Liposcelis
Crab louse
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Suborder:	Troctomorpha
Infraorder:	Nanopsocetae Pearman, 1936
Clades
Phthiraptera (lice) Liposcelididae Pachytroctidae Sphaeropsocidae

Nanopsocetae is one of two major divisions of Troctomorpha in the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera),[1][2] alongside Amphientometae. There are more than 20 families and 5,200 described species in Nanopsocetae.[3][4]

Taxonomy

The clade contains four major groups, Phthiraptera (lice), Liposcelididae, Pachytroctidae and Sphaeropsocidae.[4]

Schizophthirus pleurophaeus

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. "Nanopsocetae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
4. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2019). "infraorder Nanopsocetae". 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.