Psocoptera book and bark lice chewing 02 pair phthiraptera several suborders amblycera ischnocera anoplura lice chewing, piercing lacking coleoptera beetles chewing 2 pair. Psocoptera barklice, booklice, psocids discover life. Psocoptera definition of psocoptera by the free dictionary. Psocoptera are an order of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. They live in moist forest conditions, often in colonies protected by silk coverings they spin.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Lists all 41 families, 371 genera, and 4408 species of the insect order psocoptera psocids described up to the end of the year 2000. Order psocoptera ent 425 general entomology book lice seen at 10x macro. Graphically analyses the chronological discovery of species diversity. Psocoptera article about psocoptera by the free dictionary. Psocoptera definition of psocoptera by merriamwebster. Booklice or barklice, insects of the order psocoptera, sorted either by taxonomic rank families, genera, by location or by suborder psocomorpha, troctomorpha or trogiomorpha. Orden psocoptera 885 biodiversidad virtual invertebrados.
They are wingless and much smaller than barklice less than 2 mm. Psocoptera definition is an order of tiny softbodied insects that have long antennae, chewing mouthparts, feed on organic matter, are either wingless or have two pairs of wings held over the back like a roof, and include the book lice and bark lice. Booklice are more common in human dwellings and warehouses. The scientific name comes from the greek psocus to grind and pteron wing and refers to the psocopteran jaws, which are shaped to grind food, rather like a pestle and mortar these insects can be conveniently, if somewhat arbitrarily, discussed in two groups, barklice and booklice, based on whether they. Psocids are sometimes mistaken for aphids hemiptera but. Characteristics psocids or booklice as they are commonly known are small usually dull coloured insects with a body length of 110 millimetres. Unlike bloodsucking lice, psocids pronounces sosid are phytophagous, feeding on organic matter including algae, lichen, fungi, pollen, decaying plant particles detritus. Most species feed on stored grains, book bindings, wallpaper paste, fabric sizing, and other starchy products. Wikimedia commons has media related to psocoptera the main article for this category is psocoptera. Although they are called lice, the psocoptera are freeliving insects, not parasites. Introduction this is the fourth part of a series of additions and corrections to the world catalogue and bibliography which will be published in psocid news. Classification of insects zoology for ias, ifos and.
Psocoptera insecta world catalogue and bibliography charles lienhard geneva natural history museum, switzerland 1. A complete bibliography of psocoptera listing all publications where. Phthiraptera parasitic lice may have evolved directly from commensal barklice, and a close relationship between barklice and parasitic lice is. There are around 2 000 in the world and 68 in britain. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Ent 425 general entomology resource library compendium. Please remember to send me copies of your papers on.
Their name originates from the greek word, psokhos meaning gnawed or rubbed and, ptera meaning wings. The psocoptera are a group of small soft, stout bodied insects which include book lice liposcelis sp. They are often regarded as the most primitive of the hemipteroids. Although most psocoptera are freeliving, a few genera live in the nests of birds. All valid names, synonyms, and literature references to biological information are also given. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. Management of entomofauna in buildings as indicator of symptoms. Commonly called barklice or booklice, members of the order psocoptera psocids are not true lice order phthiraptera although they are closely related to parasitic lice.
They first appeared in the permian period, 295248 million years ago. The distribution, morphology, biology, and ecology of each species are given. All psocids possess silk glands and in some species large webs are formed in which the community lives. Insecta orden psocoptera manual clase insecta orden psocoptera keith n. Psocoptera are regarded as the most primitive amongst the hemipteroids true bugs, the thrips and lice because their mouthparts show the least modification from those of the earliest known fossils.
Order hemiptera bugs, hoppers, cicadas, white flies, scale insects 16. Psocoptera comes from the greek words psocos, which means gnawed, and ptera, which means wings. Based on your answers to the questions, you have identified your insect as being in the order psocoptera. Psocoptera synonyms, psocoptera pronunciation, psocoptera translation, english dictionary definition of psocoptera.
Jan 23, 2020 booklice are more common in human dwellings and warehouses. This comprehensive book contains keys to all of the known taxa of psocoptera which have been found in the study area, including three genera named as new. The peripsocidae psocoptera of hong kong thornton, ian w. Las especies aladas tienen cuatro alas membranosas, aunque en ocasiones las dos alas posteriores pueden estar muy reducidas.