Psocidae is a family of barklice in the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera).
Members of this family are recognized by their wing-venation, where the areola postica is fused to the M-vein, giving rise to the so-called discoidal cell. This family is closely related to Myopsocidae. The family is widespread, including New Zealand.
Genera
These 86 genera belong to the family Psocidae:
- Amphigerontia <small>Kolbe, 1880</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Anomaloblaste<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Arabopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Atlantopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Atrichadenotecnum<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Atropsocus <small>Mockford, 1993</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Barrowia<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Blaste <small>Kolbe, 1883</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Blastopsocidus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Blastopsocus <small>Roesler, 1943</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Brachinodiscus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Camelopsocus <small>Mockford, 1965</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Cephalopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Cerastipsocus <small>Kolbe, 1884</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Ceratostigma<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Cervopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Chaetoblaste<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Chaetopsocidus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Chilopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Clematoscenea<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Clematostigma<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Copostigma<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Cycetes<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Cyclotus <small>Swainson, 1840</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Dactylopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Dictyopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Diplacanthoda<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Disopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Elaphopsocoides<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Elaphopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Elytropsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Epiblaste<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Eremopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Euclismioides<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Fashenglianus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Ghesquierella<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Gigantopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Glossoblaste<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Hyalopsocus <small>Roesler, 1954</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Hybopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Indiopsocus <small>Mockford, 1974</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Indoblaste<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Javablaste<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Javapsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Kaindipsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Kimunpsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Lacroixiella<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Lasiopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Lativalva<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Lipsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Loensia <small>Enderlein, 1924</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Longivalvus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Lubricus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Mecampsis<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Metylophorus <small>Pearman, 1932</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Neoblaste<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Neopsocopsis<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Neopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Ophthalmopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Oreopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Pearmania<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Pilipsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Poecilopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Pogonopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Propsococerastis<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Pseudoclematus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Pseudoptycta<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Psocidus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Psococerastis<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Psocomesites<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Psocus <small>Latreille, 1794</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Ptycta <small>Enderlein, 1925</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Sacopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Sciadionopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Setopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Sigmatoneura<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Steleops <small>Enderlein, 1910</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Stylatopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Sundapsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Symbiopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Tanystigma<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Thyrsophorus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Thyrsopsocopsis<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Thyrsopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Trichadenopsocus<span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Trichadenotecnum <small>Enderlein, 1909</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>
References
- Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis, vol. 5. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.