Psocomorpha is a suborder of barklice in the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera). There are more than 20 families and 5,300 described species in Psocomorpha.
Phylogeny
The below cladogram of Psocodea shows the position of Psocomorpha:
Fossil record
The oldest fossil record of the suborder is Burmesopsocus lienhardi from the mid-Cretaceous (early Cenomanian) Burmese amber, which is not assigned to any family.
Classification
Psocomorpha contains 6 infraorders and 26 families:
- Archipsocetae
- Archipsocidae <small>Pearman, 1936</small> (ancient barklice)
- Caeciliusetae
- Amphipsocidae <small>Pearman, 1936</small> (hairy-winged barklice)
- Asiopsocidae <small>Mockford & Garcia Aldrete, 1976</small>
- Caeciliusidae <small>Mockford, 2000</small> (lizard barklice)
- Dasydemellidae <small>Mockford, 1978</small> (shaggy psocids)
- Paracaeciliidae <small>Mockford, 1989</small>
- Stenopsocidae <small>Pearman, 1936</small> (narrow barklice)
- Epipsocetae
- Cladiopsocidae <small>Smithers, 1972</small>
- Dolabellopsocidae <small>Eertmoed, 1973</small>
- Epipsocidae <small>Pearman, 1936</small> (elliptical barklice)
- Ptiloneuridae <small>Roesler, 1940</small>
- Spurostigmatidae <small>Eertmoed, 1973</small>
- Homilopsocidea
- Ectopsocidae <small>Roesler, 1944</small> (outer barklice)
- Elipsocidae <small>Pearman, 1936</small> (damp barklice)
- Lachesillidae <small>Pearman, 1936</small> (fateful barklice)
- Lesneiidae <small>Schmidt & New, 2004</small>
- Mesopsocidae <small>Pearman, 1936</small> (middle barklice)
- Peripsocidae <small>Roesler, 1944</small> (stout barklice)
- Sabulopsocidae <small>Schmidt & New, 2004</small>
- Philotarsetae
- Philotarsidae <small>Pearman, 1936</small> (loving barklice)
- Pseudocaeciliidae <small>Pearman, 1936</small> (false lizard barklice)
- Trichopsocidae <small>Pearman, 1936</small> (lash-faced psocids)
- Psocetae
- Hemipsocidae <small>Pearman, 1936</small> (leaf litter barklice)
- Myopsocidae <small>Pearman, 1936</small> (mouse-like barklice)
- Psilopsocidae <small>Roesler, 1944</small>
- Psocidae <small>Hagen, 1865</small> (common barklice)
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