Pachytroctidae Explained

Pachytroctidae is a family of thick barklice in the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera).^[1] There are about 15 genera and at least 90 described species in Pachytroctidae.

Members of this family are small, often macropterous, with a distinct wing venation.

Genera

These 15 genera belong to the family Pachytroctidae:

• Antilopsocus Gurney, 1965

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• Atapinella Azar, Huang, Cai & Nel, 2015

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• Burmipachytrocta Azar, Huang, Cai & Nel, 2015

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• Leptotroctes Badonnel, 1973

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• Libaneuphoris Azar, Huang, Cai & Nel, 2015

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• Libanopsyllipsocus Azar & Nel, 2011

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• Nanopsocus Pearman, 1928

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• Nymphotroctes Badonnel, 1931

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• Pachytroctes Enderlein, 1905

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• Peritroctes Ribaga, 1911

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• Psacadium Enderlein, 1908

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• Psylloneura Enderlein, 1903

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• Psyllotroctes Roesler, 1940

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• Tapinella Enderlein, 1908

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• Thoracotroctes Lienhard, 2005

^{c g}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

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

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Book: Borror. Donald J.. Peterson. Roger Tory. White. Richard E.. 1998. A Field Guide to Insects. Houghton Mifflin. 978-0395911709. registration.
• Book: Gillott. Cedric. 1980. Entomology. Plenum Press. 0-306-40366-8. registration.
• Book: Kellogg . Vernon L.. 1905. American insects. H. Holt.
• Lyal . Ch H.C.. 1985. Phylogeny and classification of the Psocodea, with particular reference to the lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera). Systematic Entomology. Wiley Online Library. 10. 2. 145–165. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1985.tb00525.x. 86331606.
• Majka . C.. 2009. Thomas L. Casey and Rhode Island. ZooKeys. 22. 10.3897/zookeys.22.93. free . 267–283.
• Misof . B.. Liu . S.. Meusemann . K.. Peters . R.S.. Donath . A.. 4. 2014. Phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution. Science. 346. 6210. 763–767. 10.1126/science.1257570 . 25378627. 2014Sci...346..763M. 36008925.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-11-05 . Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0 . 2021 . Johnson . Kevin P. . Smith . Vincent S. .