en Sphaeropsocidae

Sphaeropsocidae; Temporal range: Barremian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Sphaeropsocus kuenowii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Suborder:	Troctomorpha
Infraorder:	Nanopsocetae
Family:	Sphaeropsocidae
Genera
	Badonellia; Sphaeropsocopsis; Sphaeropsocus; Sphaeropsocites; Sphaeropsocoides; Globopsocus; Prosphaeropsocus; Troglosphaeropsocus;

Sphaeropsocidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera), belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha.^[1] Females of this family have reduced, beetle-like elytra, and lack hindwings, with males have either small or absent wings.^[2] The family comprises 22 known species (four of them fossils) in eight genera.

Taxonomy

†Asphaeropsocites Azar et al. 2010 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)^[3]
Badonnelia Pearman, 1953 Chile, Recent (except Badonnelia titei, which is found alongside humans in Europe and North America)^[4]
Sphaeropsocopsis North America,^[5] South America, St Helena, Recent
Sphaeropsocus Baltic amber, Eocene, Southeastern US (Recent)^[2]
†Sphaeropsocites Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)^[6]
†Sphaeropsocoides Canadian amber, Late Cretaceous (Campanian)^[6]
Globopsocus
Prosphaeropsocus California, Recent^[5]
Troglosphaeropsocus Arizona, Recent^[5]

References

^ Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2021-11-05.
^ ^a ^b Mockford, Edward L. (2013-06-06). "A new species of Sphaeropsocus Hagen from southeastern United States". Life: The Excitement of Biology. 1 (2): 100–110. doi:10.9784/leb1(2)mockford.02. ISSN 2325-081X.
^ D. Azar, M. S. Engel, and D. A. Grimaldi. 2010. A new genus of sphaeropsocid bark lice from the Early Cretaceous amber of Lebanon (Psocodea: Sphaeropsocidae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 46:103-107
^ Mockford, Edward L. 2005. "First New World Record for Badonnelia Titei (Insecta: Psocoptera: Sphaeropsocidae)," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 38 (2) Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol38/iss2/1
^ ^a ^b ^c Mockford, Edward L. (July 2009). "Systematics of North American Species of Sphaeropsocidae (Psocoptera)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 111 (3): 666–685. doi:10.4289/0013-8797-111.3.666. ISSN 0013-8797.
^ ^a ^b Grimaldi, David; Engel, Michael S. (2006). "Extralimital Fossils of the "Gondwanan" Family Sphaeropsocidae (Insecta: Psocodea)". American Museum Novitates. 3523 (1): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3523[1:EFOTGF]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0003-0082.

Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis, vol. 5. Museum of Natural History, Geneva, Switzerland.

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[Johnson2021-1] Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2021-11-05.

[:0-2] Mockford, Edward L. (2013-06-06). "A new species of Sphaeropsocus Hagen from southeastern United States". Life: The Excitement of Biology. 1 (2): 100–110. doi:10.9784/leb1(2)mockford.02. ISSN 2325-081X.

[3] D. Azar, M. S. Engel, and D. A. Grimaldi. 2010. A new genus of sphaeropsocid bark lice from the Early Cretaceous amber of Lebanon (Psocodea: Sphaeropsocidae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 46:103-107

[4] Mockford, Edward L. 2005. "First New World Record for Badonnelia Titei (Insecta: Psocoptera: Sphaeropsocidae)," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 38 (2) Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol38/iss2/1

[:1-5] Mockford, Edward L. (July 2009). "Systematics of North American Species of Sphaeropsocidae (Psocoptera)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 111 (3): 666–685. doi:10.4289/0013-8797-111.3.666. ISSN 0013-8797.

[:2-6] Grimaldi, David; Engel, Michael S. (2006). "Extralimital Fossils of the "Gondwanan" Family Sphaeropsocidae (Insecta: Psocodea)". American Museum Novitates. 3523 (1): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3523[1:EFOTGF]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0003-0082.

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