Liposcelididae Explained

Liposcelididae (historically often referred to as "Liposcelidae") is a family of booklice of the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera), belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha.^[1] Members of this family are small and flattened, and often wingless. Mesothorax and metathorax fused in wingless forms.^[2]

The family contains close to 200 species, arranged in nine genera which make up one smaller and one larger subfamily:

Subfamily Embidopsocinae

• Belapha
• Belaphopsocus
• Belaphotroctes
• Chaetotroctes
• Embidopsocopsis
• Embidopsocus
• Troctulus

Subfamily Liposcelidinae

• Liposcelis^[3]
• Troglotroctes

†Cretoscelis Grimaldi and Engel 2006 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

References

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-11-05 . Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0 . 2021 . Johnson . Kevin P. . Smith . Vincent S. .
2. https://www.royensoc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Vol01_Part07.pdf Handbooks For The Identification of British Insects
3. Zootaxa. 1766. 53–68 . 9 May 2008. New species and records of Liposcelis Motschulsky (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) from Hawaii with first description of the male of Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel. Edward L.. Mockford. Paul D.. Krushelnycky.