Myopsocidae

Taxonavigation

Nimbopsocus australis (length about 6.5 mm)

Taxonavigation: Psocetae

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Paraneoptera Ordo: Psocodea Subordo: Psocomorpha Infraordo: Psocetae

Familia: Myopsocidae
Genera (10): Lichenomima – Lophopterygella – Mouldsia – Myopsocus – Nimbopsocus – Smithersia – Thorntonodes – ?Gyromyus – ?Lophomyus – ?Polygonomyus

Name

• Myopsocidae Enderlein, 1903

References

• Lienhard, C. 2004: New Myopsocidae (Insecta: Psocoptera) from Southeast Asia, with redescription of Lophopterygella camelina Enderlein. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Instituto de Biologia Publicaciones Especiales, 20: 169–205. Google books
• Macfarlane, R.P. et al. 2010: [Chapter] NINE Phylum ARTHROPODA SUBPHYLUM HEXAPODA Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. Pp. 233-467 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3
• Cumber, R.A. 1959. The insect complex of sown pastures in the North Island. VI. The Psocoptera and Neuroptera as revealed by summer sweep-sampling. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 2(5): 898–902. DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1959.10423257 Google books Reference page. 
• Nel, A.; Waller, A.; Poinar, G.O., jr. 2006: The first fossil Myopsocidae (Psocoptera) in Dominican amber. Zootaxa, 1349: 63–68. Abstract & excerpt
• Smithers, C.N. 1964: The Myopsocidae (Psocoptera) of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 33: 133–138. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1964.tb01627.x
• Smithers, C.N. 1975: Additions to Australian Myopsocidae (Psocoptera). Australian entomological magazine 2(3): 51-56. [not seen] Reference page. 
• Smithers, C.N. 1975: The names of Australian and New Zealand Myopsocidae (Psocoptera). Australian entomological magazine 2(4): 76-78. Reference page. 
• Smithers, C.N. 1978: A new genus of Myopsocidae (Psocoptera) from Queensland. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 17(1): 105–107. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1978.tb01753.x [not seen]
• Smithers, C.N. 2004: A new genus for three species of Australian Myopsocidae (Insecta: Psocoptera). Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Instituto de Biologia Publicaciones Especiales, 20: 159–168. Google books
• Smithers, C.N.; Thornton, I.W.B. 1974: The Myopsocidae (Psocoptera) of New Guinea and New Caledonia. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 126(1): 91–127. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1974.tb02879.x
• Thornton, I.W.B.; Browning, J.A. 1992: Myopsocidae (Insecta: Psocoptera) from Java, including a discussion of the known Indonesian fauna. Revue suisse de zoologie, 99(2): 343–367. [not seen]

Selected links

• Psocodea Species File

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