Prionoglarididae Explained

Prionoglarididae is a family of the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera)^[1] that are barklice characterized by the reduction or simplification of the lacinia in adults and the specialised form of the male genitalia.^[2] It contains the only known genus of animals, Neotrogla, where females possess a penis-like organ and take on typical male sex roles.^[3]

Prionoglarididae includes about 9 genera with more than 20 known species. They have been found in Europe, Afghanistan, Namibia, and the United States.^[4] The only genus found in the United States is Speleketor, which includes three species: Speleketor flocki, Speleketor irwini, and Speleketor pictus.^[5]

Genera

These eight genera belong to the family Prionoglarididae:

• Afrotrogla Lienhard, 2007
• Neotrogla Lienhard, Oliveira do Carmo & Lopes Ferreira, 2010
• Prionoglaris Enderlein, 1909
• Sensitibilla Lienhard, 2000
• Siamoglaris Lienhard, 2004
• Speleketor Gurney, 1943
• Speleopsocus Lienhard, 2010
• † Palaeosiamoglaris Azar, Huang & Nel, 2017 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian, and Lebanese amber, Lebanon, Barremian^[6]

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: Emilie Bess & Kevin P. Johnson . Prionoglaridetae. Prionoglarididae . March 18, 2009 . . September 28, 2010.
3. Yoshizawa. Kazunori. Ferreira. Rodrigo L.. Kamimura. Yoshitaka. Lienhard. Charles. Female Penis, Male Vagina, and Their Correlated Evolution in a Cave Insect. Current Biology. 2014. 0960-9822. 10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.022. 24. 9. 1006–1010. 24746797. free. 2115/56857. free.
4. Web site: Prionoglarididae . Tree of Life . 30 June 2018.
5. Book: A Guide to Insects . Blackwell . 1st . Eric Tentarelli . 2012 . 346.
6. Hakim . M. . Huang . D.-Y. . Azar . D. . Earliest record of Prionoglarididae from the Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber (Psocodea; Trogiomorpha) . 2021 . Cretaceous Research . 132 . Article 105121 . 10.1016/j.cretres.2021.105121 . 245304011 .