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'''Epipsocidae''' is an insect family of [[Psocoptera]] belonging to the suborder [[Psocomorpha]], that includes, among others, the genera ''[[Bertkauia]]'', ''[[Epipsocus]]'', ''[[Epipsocopsis]]'', ''[[Goja (genus)|Goja]]'', and the New Guinean endemic ''[[Dicropsocus]]''. It includes 16 genera with more than 140 species.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tolweb.org/Epipsocidae/14463 | title = Epipsocidae | publisher = Tree of Life | accessdate = 30 June 2018}}</ref> The only European species in the family is the (almost always) apterous ''Bertkauia lucifuga''. Like the other members of the infra-order Epipsocetae, Epipsocidae have a [[Insect mouthparts#Labrum|labrum]] with two sclerotized ridges. Epipsocids are barklice found primarily in tropical regions, and one of their distinguishing characteristics is the hairy ventral surface of the forewing.<ref>{{cite book | title = A Guide to Insects | publisher = Blackwell | edition = 1st | author = Eric Tentarelli | date = 2012 | page = 406}}</ref>
'''Epipsocidae''' is an insect family of [[Psocoptera]] belonging to the suborder [[Psocomorpha]], that includes, among others, the genera ''[[Bertkauia]]'', ''[[Epipsocus]]'', ''[[Epipsocopsis]]'', ''[[Goja (genus)|Goja]]'', and the New Guinean endemic ''[[Dicropsocus]]''. It includes 16 genera with more than 140 species.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tolweb.org/Epipsocidae/14463 | title = Epipsocidae | publisher = Tree of Life | access-date = 30 June 2018}}</ref> The only European species in the family is the (almost always) apterous ''Bertkauia lucifuga''. Like the other members of the infra-order Epipsocetae, Epipsocidae have a [[Insect mouthparts#Labrum|labrum]] with two sclerotized ridges. Epipsocids are barklice found primarily in tropical regions, and one of their distinguishing characteristics is the hairy ventral surface of the forewing.<ref>{{cite book | title = A Guide to Insects | publisher = Blackwell | edition = 1st | author = Eric Tentarelli | date = 2012 | page = 406}}</ref>


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Epipsocidae

Epipsocidae is an insect family of Psocoptera belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha, that includes, among others, the genera Bertkauia, Epipsocus, Epipsocopsis, Goja, and the New Guinean endemic Dicropsocus. It includes 16 genera with more than 140 species.[1] The only European species in the family is the (almost always) apterous Bertkauia lucifuga. Like the other members of the infra-order Epipsocetae, Epipsocidae have a labrum with two sclerotized ridges. Epipsocids are barklice found primarily in tropical regions, and one of their distinguishing characteristics is the hairy ventral surface of the forewing.[2]

Sources

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

References

  1. ^ "Epipsocidae". Tree of Life. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects (1st ed.). Blackwell. p. 406.