Sphaeropsocidae

Sphaeropsocidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera), belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha.[1] Females of this family have reduced, beetle-like elytra, and lack hindwings, with males have either small or absent wings.[2] The family comprises 22 known species (four of them fossils) in eight genera.

Sphaeropsocidae
Temporal range:
Sphaeropsocus kuenowii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Troctomorpha
Infraorder: Nanopsocetae
Family: Sphaeropsocidae
Genera
  • Badonellia
  • Sphaeropsocopsis
  • Sphaeropsocus
  • Sphaeropsocites
  • Sphaeropsocoides
  • Globopsocus
  • Prosphaeropsocus
  • Troglosphaeropsocus

Taxonomy
  • †Asphaeropsocites Azar et al. 2010 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)[3]
  • Badonnelia Pearman, 1953 Chile, Recent (except Badonnelia titei, which is found alongside humans in Europe and North America)[4]
  • Sphaeropsocopsis North America,[5] South America, St Helena, Recent
  • Sphaeropsocus Baltic amber, Eocene, Southeastern US (Recent)[2]
  • †Sphaeropsocites Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)[6]
  • †Sphaeropsocoides Canadian amber, Late Cretaceous (Campanian)[6]
  • Globopsocus
  • Prosphaeropsocus California, Recent[5]
  • Troglosphaeropsocus Arizona, Recent[5]

References
  1. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  2. Mockford, Edward L. (2013-06-06). "A new species of Sphaeropsocus Hagen from southeastern United States". Life: The Excitement of Biology. 1 (2): 100–110. doi:10.9784/leb1(2)mockford.02. ISSN 2325-081X.
  3. D. Azar, M. S. Engel, and D. A. Grimaldi. 2010. A new genus of sphaeropsocid bark lice from the Early Cretaceous amber of Lebanon (Psocodea: Sphaeropsocidae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 46:103-107
  4. Mockford, Edward L. 2005. "First New World Record for Badonnelia Titei (Insecta: Psocoptera: Sphaeropsocidae)," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 38 (2) Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol38/iss2/1
  5. Mockford, Edward L. (July 2009). "Systematics of North American Species of Sphaeropsocidae (Psocoptera)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 111 (3): 666–685. doi:10.4289/0013-8797-111.3.666. ISSN 0013-8797.
  6. Grimaldi, David; Engel, Michael S. (2006). "Extralimital Fossils of the "Gondwanan" Family Sphaeropsocidae (Insecta: Psocodea)". American Museum Novitates. 3523 (1): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3523[1:EFOTGF]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0003-0082.
  • Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis, vol. 5. Museum of Natural History, Geneva, Switzerland.


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