Philotarsidae Explained

Philotarsidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha. The family is closely related to the family Pseudocaeciliidae, both within the infraorder Philotarsetae.^[1]

It includes the following genera:^[2]

• Aaroniella Mockford, 1951
• Abelopsocus Schmidt & New, 2008
• Garcialdretia Mockford, 2007
• Haplophallus Thornton, 1959
• Nocopsocus Thornton, 1984
• Philotarsopsis Tillyard, 1923
• Philotarsus Kolbe, 1880
• Tarsophilus Mockford & Broadhead, 1982

Sources

• 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. Web site: Philotarsidae . www.gbif.org . 3 June 2021 . en.