Novopsocus

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Novopsocus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocoptera
Family: Pseudocaeciliidae
Genus: Novopsocus
Thornton, 1984
Binomial name
Novopsocus stenopterus
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Novopsocus is a genus in the Pseudocaeciliidae family, with one described species endemic to New Guinea. The genus is characterised by a flat head with a sharp vertex, narrow, strap-like wings, and antennae with a broad, flattened first flagellar segment in males.

[edit] Sources

  • Thornton, I. W. B. 1984. An unusual psocopteran from new Guinea and its relationships within the Philotarsidae. International journal of entomology. 26: 378-385.
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