Peripsocidae

Peripsocidae is a family of Psocoptera belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha. Members of the family are characterised by their absence of an areola postica in their wings. Many of the recently described genera are closely allied to Peripsocus. The family includes more than 300 species.

Peripsocidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocoptera
Infraorder:	Homilopsocidea
Family:	Peripsocidae

Genera

These 12 genera belong to the family Peripsocidae:

• Bicuspidatus ^{c g}
• Campanulatus ^{c g}
• Coniperipsocus ^{c g}
• Cycloperipsocus ^{c g}
• Diplopsocus ^{c g}
• Kaestneriella Roesler, 1943 ^{i c g b}
• Orbiperipsocus ^{c g}
• Pericupsocus ^{c g}
• Peripsocus Hagen, 1866 ^{i c g b}
• Periterminalis ^{c g}
• Properipsocus ^{c g}
• Turriperipsocus ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

Sources

1. "Peripsocidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
2. "Browse Peripsocidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
3. "Peripsocidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
4. "Peripsocidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

• Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis, vol. 5. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.

Further reading

• Lyal, Ch H.C. (1985). "Phylogeny and classification of the Psocodea, with particular reference to the lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera)". Systematic Entomology. Wiley Online Library. 10 (2): 145–165. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1985.tb00525.x. S2CID 86331606.
• Yoshizawa, Kazunori (2002). "Phylogeny and higher classification of suborder Psocomorpha (Insecta: Psocodea: 'Psocoptera')". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 136 (3): 371–400. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00036.x. ISSN 0024-4082.
• Yoshizawa, Kazunori (2005). "Morphology of Psocomorpha (Psocodea:'Psocoptera')". Insecta Matsumurana. Series Entomology. New Series. Faculty Of Agriculture, Hokkaido University. 62: 1–44.