Liposcelididae

Liposcelididae; Temporal range: Cenomanian–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Liposcelis sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocoptera
Suborder:	Troctomorpha
Infraorder:	Nanopsocetae
Family:	Liposcelididae
Subfamilies
	Embidopsocinae; Liposcelidinae

Liposcelididae (historically often referred to as "Liposcelidae") is a family of booklice (Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha. Members of this family are small and flattened, and often wingless.

The family contains close to 200 species, arranged in nine genera which make up one smaller and one larger subfamily:

Subfamily Embidopsocinae

Belapha
Belaphopsocus
Belaphotroctes
Chaetotroctes
Embidopsocopsis
Embidopsocus
Troctulus

Subfamily Liposcelidinae

Liposcelis[1]
Troglotroctes

†Cretoscelis Grimaldi and Engel 2006 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

References

Mockford, Edward L.; Krushelnycky, Paul D. (9 May 2008). "New species and records of Liposcelis Motschulsky (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) from Hawaii with first description of the male of Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel". Zootaxa (1766): 53–68.

Lienhard, C.; Smithers, C. N. (2002). "Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography". Instrumenta Biodiversitatis. Geneva: Muséum d'histoire naturelle. 5.

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[1] Mockford, Edward L.; Krushelnycky, Paul D. (9 May 2008). "New species and records of Liposcelis Motschulsky (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) from Hawaii with first description of the male of Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel". Zootaxa (1766): 53–68.