Psyllipsocidae is a family of cave barklice in the order Psocodea. There are about 7 genera and more than 70 described species in Psyllipsocidae.

Dorypteryx longipennis

Genera

These eight genera belong to the family Psyllipsocidae:

  • † Annulipsyllipsocus Hakim, Azar, Maksoud, Huang & Azar, 2018 Burmese amber, Cenomanian
  • † Libanopsyllipsocus Azar and Nel, 2011 Lebanese amber, Barremian
  • † Concavapsocus Wang et al, 2019 Burmese amber, Cenomanian
  • Dorypteryx Aaron, 1883
  • † Khatangia Vishnyakova, 1975 Taimyr amber, Santonian
  • Pseudopsyllipsocus Li, 2002
  • Pseudorypteryx Garcia Aldrete, 1984
  • Psocathropos Ribaga, 1899
  • Psyllipsocus Selys-Longchamps, 1872

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:. doi:. ISSN .

External links

  • Media related to Psyllipsocidae at Wikimedia Commons