Hemipsocidae

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Hemipsocidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocoptera
Suborder: Psocomorpha
Infraorder: Psocetae
Family: Hemipsocidae
Genera
  • Anopistoscena
  • Hemipsocus
  • Metahemipsocus

Hemipsocidae is a family of Psocoptera belonging to the infraorder Psocetae. Member of the family have the areola postica joined to the M vein by a crossvein, and their M vein is 2-branched. This family comprises twenty-four species in three 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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