Prionoglarididae

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

Prionoglarididae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocoptera
Suborder: Trogiomorpha
Infraorder: Prionoglaridetae
Family: Prionoglarididae
Azar, Huang & Nel, 2017

Prionoglarididae includes about 9 genera with more than 20 known species. They have been found in Europe, Afghanistan, Namibia, and the United States.[3] The only genus found in the United States is Speleketor, which includes three species: Speleketor flocki, Speleketor irwini, and Speleketor pictus.[4]

Genera

These eight genera belong to the family Prionoglarididae:[5]

  • 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

References
  1. Emilie Bess & Kevin P. Johnson (March 18, 2009). "Prionoglaridetae. Prionoglarididae". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  2. Yoshizawa, Kazunori; Ferreira, Rodrigo L.; Kamimura, Yoshitaka; Lienhard, Charles (2014). "Female Penis, Male Vagina, and Their Correlated Evolution in a Cave Insect". Current Biology. 24 (9): 1006–1010. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.022. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 24746797.
  3. "Prionoglarididae". Tree of Life. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects (1st ed.). Blackwell. p. 346.
  5. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2019). "family Prionoglarididae Azar, Huang & Nel, 2017". Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-04.


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