Novopsocus is a genus in the Pseudocaeciliidae family, with, until 2008, one described species endemic to New Guinea (described by Thornton.[1] It was later found that the specimens of two different species (one of which undescribed) had been mixed, and an individual of a third species was found.[2] The genus is characterised by a flat head with a sharp vertex, narrow, strap-like wings, and antennae with a broad, flattened first flagellar segment in the males of two species.
The three species of Novopsocus. A. N. magnus, B. N. stenopterus, C. N. caeciliae (from Cuénoud, 2008[2]).
References
^Thornton, I. W. B. 1984. An unusual psocopteran from new Guinea and its relationships within the Philotarsidae. International journal of entomology. 26: 378-385.
^ abCuénoud, P. 2008. A revision of the New Guinean genus Novopsocus Thornton (Psocoptera, Pseudocaeciliidae) with the description of two new species. Revue suisse de Zoologie. 115 : 331-340.
