Amphientomidae

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Amphientomidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocoptera
Suborder: Troctomorpha
Infraorder: Amphientometae
Family: Amphientomidae
Genera

Subfamily Tineomorphinae

  • Cymatopsocus
  • Tineomorpha

Subfamily Amphientominae

  • Amphientomum
  • Compressionis
  • Diamphipsocus
  • Hemiseopsis
  • Lithoseopsis
  • Marcenendius
  • Neoseopsis
  • Nephax
  • Paramphientomum
  • Proamphientomum
  • Pseudoseopsis
  • Seopsis
  • Seopsocus
  • Stigmatopathus
  • Stimulopalpus
  • Syllysis
  • Yinia

Incertae sedis

  • Ancylopsocus

Amphientomidae is a family of Psocoptera belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha. The presence of scales on their wings gives them a superficial resemblance to the unrelated family Lepidopsocidae (Psocoptera, Trogiomorpha) and both families can pass for microlepidoptera to the untrained eye. The family comprises 100 species arranged in twenty genera.

[edit] Sources

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