Boopiidae Explained

Boopiidae is a family of lice in the order Psocodea. There are about 8 genera and more than 50 described species in Boopiidae.

Genera

These eight genera belong to the family Boopiidae:

• Boopia Piaget, 1880
• Heterodoxus Le Souef & Bullen, 1902
• Latumcephalum Le Souef, 1902
• Macropophila Mjoberg, 1919
• Paraboopia Werneck & Thompson, 1940
• Paraheterodoxus Harrison & Johnston, 1916
• Phacogalia Mjoberg, 1919
• Therodoxus Clay, 1971

Further reading

• Phylogeny and classification of the Psocodea, with particular reference to the lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera). 1985. Lyal . Ch H. C.. Systematic Entomology. 10. 2. 145–165. 0307-6970. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1985.tb00525.x. 1985SysEn..10..145L.