General summary of psocoptera psocoptera corrodentia, or booklice and barklice description. This comprehensive book contains keys to all of the known taxa of psocoptera which have been found in the study area, including three genera named as new. Their name originates from the greek word psokos meaning gnawed or rubbed and ptera meaning wings. Interactive keys to psocoptera are currently unavailable. Psocids are sometimes mistaken for aphids hemiptera but can be. All are small insects, typically only 12 mm, wingless and pale colored. They feed on organic detritus, algae, lichens, and fungus aldrete, 1990.
All psocids possess silk glands and in some species large webs are formed in which the community lives. Book licelive in bark, foliage, leaf litermodified chewing mouthparts. New species and records of peripsocus hagen psocoptera, peripsocidae from southeast australia. Liposcelididae primarily, trogiidae identification and descriptive features. In the past, members of this order have been classified under different order names including corrodentia barklice, psocoptera barklice and booklice, phthiraptera parasitic lice, mallophaga chewing lice, and anoplura sucking lice. This book is a synopsis of the insect order psocoptera in tropical southeast asia up 2005. The psocoptera, psocids, are a small order of insects that occasionally become abundant in leaf litter. Dichotomous keys from the insects of australia second edition, 1991 have been provided until interactive ones are ready. Their name originates from the greek word, psokhos meaning gnawed or rubbed and, ptera meaning wings. Despite the greatly differing appearance of lice, they are believed to have evolved from within the former order psocoptera, which contained the.
Discovered between 295 and 248 million ago during the permian period, psocoptera can be found all over the world and are diverse in tropical regions. This comprehensive book contains keys to all of the known taxa of psocoptera which have been found in the study area, including three gener. All valid names, synonyms, and literature references to biological information are also given. Psocoptera simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It was formerly considered a superorder, but is now generally considered by entomologists as an order. The booklice are generally recognized as those members of the insect order psocoptera that may be found indoors. Commonly called barklice or booklice, members of the order psocoptera psocids are not true lice order phthiraptera although they are closely related to parasitic lice. Book lice received this name because they like to eat the paste found in old book bindings. Having successfully battled cancer, shes ready to reenter the world with hopes for her future. The psocoptera has been divided into three suborders, trogiomorpha, troctomorpha, and psocomorpha. A world catalogue of the order psocoptera is presented, including 4408 species 371 genera, 41 families. Printable version at bottom kingdom animals phylum arthropoda class insecta orders looking at 9 orders of insects. Therefore, the principal groups of insect parasitoids and predators provide details that refer to the entire class insecta.
The distribution, morphology, biology, and ecology of each species are given. Psocodea is a taxonomic group of insects comprising the bark lice, book lice and true lice. Characteristics psocids or booklice as they are commonly known are small usually dull coloured insects with a body length of 110 millimetres. Unlike bloodsucking lice, psocids pronounces sosid are phytophagous, feeding on organic matter including algae, lichen, fungi, pollen, decaying plant particles detritus. Originally published in the insects of australia 2nd edition 1991. Originally published in the insects of australia 2nd edition 1991 troctomorpha families. There are 35 families of psocids found worldwide, consisting of 3000 species.
A complete bibliography of psocoptera listing all publications where. Psocoptera are an order of winged insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. This powerhouse formed by families is known to be controlling practically everything around the globe. Viewing families in the order psocodea book lice, bark. The order psocoptera also known as corrodentia contains the booklice and barklice. Formed by america and europes most elite both in terms of wealth and power with historical roots that date back centuries. All the orders and families learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Booklice are classified under psocoptera order, which is further divided into three suborders each with several families. Out of the hemipteroid evolutionary line which includes orders psocoptera, phthiraptera, hemiptera, and thysanoptera, psocoptera are generally considered the most primitive because their mouthparts are the least modified from the ancestral stock. See also section in chapter 29 on stored product insects. There are about 5,500 species of book lice and bark lice. Booklice are more common in human dwellings and warehouses.
Psocids barklice booklice the name psocoptera is derived from the greek psokos meaning rubbed or gnawed and ptera meaning wings. Psocoptera the scientific name for this order of insects are a large group of primitive insects commonly known as booklice, dustlice, deathwatches drees and jackman 1998. Despite the greatly differing appearance of lice, they are believed to have evolved from within the former order psocoptera, which contained the bark lice and book lice. Adults possess two pairs of membranous wings, with the forewing being larger than the hind wing. Besides defining the order name, psocid mouthparts also place them on the evolutionary lineage. Psocoptera barklice, booklice, psocids discover life. There are many variations of bodies and wings among the species, which measure up to 12 inch.
The males chunky white body about 5 cm long, combined with the brownishblack bands on its otherwise translucent wings, give it a checkered look. These are the families in the world that apparently. Thorax the thorax unites to the head with a membranous and flexible neck. The psocoptera of tropical southeast asia ebook, 2007. They first appeared in the permian period, 295248 million years ago. Psocoptera comprises aproximately 3000 species of small phytophagous and detritivorous hemipteroids. Psocoptera article about psocoptera by the free dictionary. Their close relationship to isoptera termites and other insect groups has been suggested. How many families are there in the order psocoptera. Viewing families in the order psocodea book lice, bark lice. They are often regarded as the most primitive of the hemipteroids. Entomology biology and classification ento4464, hemiptera. Psocoptera are an order of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies.
Keys to families and genera facilitate recognition of all reported taxa from the region, and notes are given on distribution and diversity of all taxa. Females have a brown body, and are less noticeable, though they have a similar wing pattern. This comprehensive book contains keys to all of the known taxa of psocoptera which have been found in. An order of small insects in which wings may be present or absent, tarsi are two or threesegmented, cerci are absent, and metamorphosis is gradual explanation of psocoptera. Superficially they somewhat resemble miniature termites but can be. Graphically analyses the chronological discovery of species diversity.
Chapter 26 the best control for barklice or booklice or. The order homoptera, cicadas, aphids, and others, has members that are important as belowground herbivores and soil movers. General summary of psocoptera university of california. Over 5,500 species in 41 families have been found in the 3 suborders that exists today, most of these species were only identified in recent years. There are more than 5,500 species in 41 families in three. Barklice are tiny less than 18 inch long brownish insects.
These keys are presented as they originally appeared. Papers and proceedings of the royal society of tasmania 1949. Their close relationship to the phthiraptera may eventually have them joined with that order. Furthermore, the family liposcelididae booklice of the psocoptera is regarded as the sister group of the phthiraptera. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Therefore, the order psocoptera is probably a paraphyletic taxon. Rather, they eat fungi, dead bark and other materials, especially on rotting wood. Details of insect taxonomic groups examples of beneficial species occur in almost every insect order, and considerable information on morphology and habits has been assembled.
Burmese amber cabochon psocoptera, booklice catawiki ento revision several order of insects. What kind of metamorphosis does the order psocoptera have. The trogiomorpha consists of two infraorders and five families. Despite their names, these small insects are not true lice. Psocodea is derived from the greek psokos meaning rubbed or gnawed. Not only are the native and established species included, but also those which. The psocoptera are divided into 3 main groups or suborders with the majority of australian species found in the suborder psocomorpha. There are around 2 000 in the world and 68 in britain. They are often regarded as the most primitive of the hemipterans. They are wingless and much smaller than barklice less than 2 mm. This name has been criticized by many entomologists because the prefix a clear reference to the manner of feeding is unrelated to the suffix the presence of wings.
But while she was in and out of hospitals, other amish girls her age were courting and finding the men they would marry. Although most psocoptera are freeliving, a few genera live in the nests of birds. Unlike true lice, booklice are not external parasites and do not bite man or other animals. The psocoptera of tropical south east asia by tim new, 9789004149021, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Some say, in an attempt to restore balance in the world, a new world order was formed. Barklice arent related to head lice, and have no interest in humans. Ent 425 general entomology resource library compendium. Barklice, likely common barklice cerastipsocus venosus, family psocidae, order psocoptera. The psocoptera of tropical south east asia book depository. The order is represented in argentina by 86 species 36 genera and 18 families. Barklice, booklice or psocids psocoptera, figure 11 mechanism of absorption of atmosp heric water. Trogiomorpha is the smallest suborder of the psocoptera sensu stricto i. The common whitetail can be seen hawking for mosquitoes and other small flying insects over ponds, marshes, and slowmoving rivers in most. The psocoptera are a group of small soft, stout bodied insects which include book lice liposcelis sp.
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