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. First i have included two figures from the psocoptera of tropical southeast asia by t. Corrodentia, psocoptera, order corrodentia type of. Their name originates from the greek word psokos meaning gnawed or rubbed and ptera meaning wings. They are often regarded as the most primitive of the hemipteroids.
All psocids possess silk glands and in some species large webs are formed in which the community lives. Orden psocoptera 885 biodiversidad virtual invertebrados. Psocoptera are tiny insects that have either four wings or none at all. A world catalogue of the order psocoptera is presented, including 4408 species 371 genera, 41 families.
Lienhard depicting the anatomy of the head and wings. The psocoptera are divided into 3 main groups or suborders with the majority of australian species found in the suborder psocomorpha. Psocoptera simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Psocoptera are an order of winged insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. Las especies aladas tienen cuatro alas membranosas, aunque en ocasiones las dos alas posteriores pueden estar muy reducidas.
They first appeared in the permian period, 295248 million years ago. 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. Phthiraptera parasitic lice may have evolved directly from commensal barklice, and a close relationship between barklice and parasitic lice is. Psocoptera barklice, booklice, psocids discover life. The distribution, morphology, biology, and ecology of each species are given. Booklice are found around old books, papers and in damp, dark rooms. Insecta orden psocoptera manual clase insecta orden psocoptera keith n. Psocoptera are an order of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. They are often regarded as the most primitive of the hemipterans. Lordine comprende circa specie, ripartite in tre sottordini. Not only are the native and established species included, but also those which. Unlike bloodsucking lice, psocids pronounces sosid are phytophagous, feeding on organic matter including algae, lichen, fungi, pollen, decaying plant particles detritus. Introduzca su usuario y su contrasena y pulse entrar.
Psocids barklice booklice the name psocoptera is derived from the greek psokos meaning rubbed or gnawed and ptera meaning wings. Psocoptera insecta world catalogue and bibliography charles lienhard geneva natural history museum, switzerland 1. Atendiendo a esta diversidad, algunas clasificaciones separaron a este orden en dos diferentes. Members of this suborder are distinguished from those of other suborders by having antennae with segments. Those with wings are called psocids pronounced sosids. Phthiraptera enciclopedia del mundo animal virtual. All valid names, synonyms, and literature references to biological information are also given. Please remember to send me copies of your papers on. Based on your answers to the questions, you have identified your insect as being in the order psocoptera. Characteristics psocids or booklice as they are commonly known are small usually dull coloured insects with a body length of 110 millimetres. Pdf psocoptera comprises aproximately 3000 species of small phytophagous and detritivorous hemipteroids.
Collections of psocoptera from vegetation in many parts of chile and 1 area of andean argentina are enumerated and discussed. Numerous illustrations of the new species are presented. 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. Ent 425 general entomology resource library compendium. Psocoptera comes from the greek words psocos, which means gnawed, and ptera, which means wings. Mockford in borror and delongs introduction to the study of insects by triplehorn and johnson. This name has been criticized by many entomologists because the prefix a clear reference to the manner of feeding is unrelated to the suffix the presence of wings. Pdf psocoptera comprises aproximately 3000 species of small phytophagous and. For more detail see the chapter on psocoptera by e. Psocoptera article about psocoptera by the free dictionary. Orden diptera tienen 2 alas 150000 especies moscas, mosquitos, jejenes, tabanos, zancudos etc. Treated are 39 species, of which 18 are described as new.
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