Troctomorpha Temporal range:
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Burmacompsocus perreaui ( Compsocidae) | |
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Liposcelis ( Liposcelididae) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Psocodea |
Suborder: |
Troctomorpha Roesler, 1944 |
Infraorders [1] | |
Troctomorpha is one of the three major suborders of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) [1] [2](barklice, booklice, and parasitic lice), alongside Psocomorpha and Trogiomorpha. There are more than 30 families and 5,800 described species in Troctomorpha. [3] [4] [1] The order includes parasitic lice, which are most closely related to the booklice family Liposcelididae.
Cladogram showing the position of Troctomorpha within Psocodea: [5]
The oldest record of the suborder is suggested to be Paramesopsocus adibi, known from the Late Jurassic Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan. [6] [7]
Troctomorpha contains the following subgroups: [1]
Troctomorpha Temporal range:
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Burmacompsocus perreaui ( Compsocidae) | |
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Liposcelis ( Liposcelididae) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Psocodea |
Suborder: |
Troctomorpha Roesler, 1944 |
Infraorders [1] | |
Troctomorpha is one of the three major suborders of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) [1] [2](barklice, booklice, and parasitic lice), alongside Psocomorpha and Trogiomorpha. There are more than 30 families and 5,800 described species in Troctomorpha. [3] [4] [1] The order includes parasitic lice, which are most closely related to the booklice family Liposcelididae.
Cladogram showing the position of Troctomorpha within Psocodea: [5]
The oldest record of the suborder is suggested to be Paramesopsocus adibi, known from the Late Jurassic Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan. [6] [7]
Troctomorpha contains the following subgroups: [1]