Amphipsocidae

Amphipsocidae is a family of hairy-winged barklice in the order Psocoptera. Most species are 3.0-4.5 mm long and have many setae (hairs) on the veins and margin of the forewing. The main veins of the forewing are usually lined with two rows of setae.[1] Like the other members of the infra-order Caeciliusetae, they have a broad, flat labrum, with well defined edges.

Amphipsocidae
Polypsocus corruptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocoptera
Suborder: Psocomorpha
Infraorder: Caeciliusetae
Family: Amphipsocidae
Subfamilies
  • Subfamily Amphipsocinae
    • tribe Kolbiini
    • tribe Schizopechini
    • tribe Capillopsocini
    • tribe Dasypsocini
    • tribe Polypsocini
    • tribe Amphipsocini
  • Subfamily Calocaeciliinae

There are at least 19 genera and 240 described species in Amphipsocidae. These inconspicuous insects are widely distributed. The large genus Amphipsocus (98 named species) is found in the Afrotropics and eastern Asia. The genera Afropsocus, Capillopsocus, Ctenopsocus, Harpezoneura, Pentathyrsus, Schizopechus, and Xenopsocus are endemic to the Afrotropical region, whereas Complaniamphus, Pseudokolbea, Siniamphipsocus, and Tagalopsocus are endemic to eastern Asia. The genus Polypsocus is endemic to the Americas; Europe has two species, Kolbia quisquiliarum and Brachypsocus badonneli.[1]

Polypsocus corruptus

Genera

These 21 genera belong to the family Amphipsocidae:

  • Afropsocus c g
  • Amphipsocopsis c g
  • Amphipsocus c g
  • Brachypsocus c g
  • Calocaecilius c g
  • Capillopsocus c g
  • Complaniamphus c g
  • Ctenopsocus c g
  • Dasypsocus c g
  • Harpezoneura c g
  • Kodamaius c g
  • Kolbia c g
  • Pentathyrsus c g
  • Polypsocus Hagen, 1866 i c g b
  • Pseudokolbea c g
  • Ptenopsila c g
  • Schizopechus c g
  • Siniamphipsocus c g
  • Taeniostigma c g
  • Tagalopsocus c g
  • Xenopsocus c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

Sources
  1. Mockford, Edward L. (2018). Foottit, Robert; Adler, Peter (eds.). Biodiversity of Psocoptera. In: Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society, Volume II. John Wiley & Sons. p. 439. ISBN 978-1118945575.
  2. "Amphipsocidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. "Browse Amphipsocidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. "Amphipsocidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  5. "Amphipsocidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.


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