Amphientomidae Explained

Amphientomidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha.^[1] The presence of scales on their wings gives them a superficial resemblance to the unrelated family Lepidopsocidae (within Trogiomorpha), and both families can pass for microlepidoptera to the untrained eye.^[2] The family comprises 100 species arranged in twenty genera.

References

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-11-05 . Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0 . 2021 . Johnson . Kevin P. . Smith . Vincent S. .
2. Smithers . C. N. . 1989 . Two new species of Amphientomidae (Insecta: Psocoptera), the first record of the family for Australia . Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales . 11 . 31-35 .