Homilopsocidea

Homilopscocidea is an infraorder of Psocoptera. It is probably a paraphyletic group, still in use for lack of a better solution. There are about 7 families and more than 1,200 described species in Homilopsocidea.[1][2][3]

Mesopsocus

Homilopsocidea
Ectopsocus californicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocoptera
Suborder:	Psocomorpha
Infraorder:	Homilopsocidea

Families

These seven families belong to the infraorder Homilopsocidea:

• Ectopsocidae Roesler, 1944 (outer barklice)
• Elipsocidae Pearman, 1936 (damp barklice)
• Lachesillidae Pearman, 1936 (fateful barklice)
• Lesneiidae Schmidt & New, 2004
• Mesopsocidae Pearman, 1936 (middle barklice)
• Peripsocidae Roesler, 1944 (stout barklice)
• Sabulopsocidae Schmidt & New, 2004

Sources

1. "Homilopsocidea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
2. "Homilopsocidea infraorder Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
3. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2019). "infraorder Homilopsocidea". Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-23.

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

Further reading

• Lyal, Ch H. C. (1985). "Phylogeny and classification of the Psocodea, with particular reference to the lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera)". Systematic Entomology. 10 (2): 145–165. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1985.tb00525.x. ISSN 0307-6970.
• Yoshizawa, Kazunori (2002). "Phylogeny and higher classification of suborder Psocomorpha (Insecta: Psocodea: 'Psocoptera')". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 136 (3): 371–400. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00036.x. ISSN 0024-4082.
• Yoshizawa, Kazunori (2005). "Morphology of Psocomorpha (Psocodea:'Psocoptera')". Insecta Matsumurana. New Series. 62: 1–44. hdl:2115/10524.