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Peripsocidae
Sign in to savePeripsocidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly 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.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 60
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Peripsocidae
- Collections
- PSUC, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, AM
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Australia
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Psocoptera
- Image
- Peripsocus milleri.jpg
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- Peripsocidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Peripsocidae
- taxon common name
- Stout Barklice
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- Category:Peripsocidae
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Peripsocidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly 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.
==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
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