Compsocidae

Compsocidae

Compsocidae

Family of booklice


Compsocidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha.[1] The family comprises two extant species in two genera, both found in Mesoamerica. Compsocus elegans is found in Mexico and Central America, while Electrentomopsis variegata is found in Mexico.[2] The antennae of each species have 13 or 14 segments. Two extinct genera, Burmacompsocus and Paraelectrentomopsis are known from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber of Myanmar and Albian aged Spanish amber.

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Taxonomy

  • Compsocus Banks, N., 1930[3]
  • Electrentomopsis Mockford, 1967[4]
    • Electrentomopsis variegata Mockford, 1967
  • Burmacompsocus Nel & Waller, 2007[5]
    • Burmacompsocus banksi (Cockerell, 1916)[6] (originally Psyllipsocus) Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian)
    • Burmacompsocus coniugans Sroka & Nel, 2017[7] Burmese amber
    • Burmacompsocus perreaui Nel & Waller, 2007 Burmese amber
    • Burmacompsocus pouilloni Ngô-Muller et al. 2020[8] Burmese amber
    • Burmacompsocus ojancano Álvarez-Parra et al. 2023[9] Spanish amber, Albian
  • Paraelectrentomopsis Azar, Hakim & Huang, 2016[10] Burmese amber
    • Paraelectrentomopsis chenyangcaii Azar, Hakim & Huang, 2016

References

  1. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  2. "Compsocidae". Tree of Life Project. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  3. Banks, Nathan (1930-01-01). "Some New Neotropical Neuropteroid Insects". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 37 (2): 183–191. doi:10.1155/1930/89823. ISSN 0033-2615.
  4. Mockford, Edward L. (1967-01-01). "The electrentomoid psocids (Psocoptera)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 74 (2): 118–165. doi:10.1155/1967/862560. ISSN 0033-2615.
  5. Cockerell, T. D. A. (1916-08-01). "Insects in Burmese amber". American Journal of Science. s4-42 (248): 135–138. Bibcode:1916AmJS...42..135C. doi:10.2475/ajs.s4-42.248.135. ISSN 0002-9599.

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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