Psocoptera are regarded as the most primitive amongst the hemipteroids true bugs, the thrips and lice because their mouthparts show the least modification from those of the earliest known fossils. Mockford school of biological sciences, illinois state university, normal. Alas anteriores ligeras y uniformemente endurecidas. Psocoptera article about psocoptera by the free dictionary. The distribution, morphology, biology, and ecology of each species are given. Cabeza grande y mvil, con antenas filiformes y clpeo bulboso fig. All psocids possess silk glands and in some species large webs are formed in which the community lives.
Introduction this is the fourth part of a series of additions and corrections to the world catalogue and bibliography which will be published in psocid news. Most species feed on stored grains, book bindings, wallpaper paste, fabric sizing, and other starchy products. They are often regarded as the most primitive of the hemipteroids. Adventist youth honors answer book naturalist master. Phthiraptera parasitic lice may have evolved directly from commensal barklice, and a close relationship between barklice and parasitic lice is. Psocids barklice booklice the name psocoptera is derived from the greek psokos meaning rubbed or gnawed and ptera meaning wings.
Notes on the breeding biology of the whitethroated swift in southern california. They are wingless and much smaller than barklice less than 2 mm. Insecta orden psocoptera manual clase insecta orden psocoptera keith n. Psocoptera are an order of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. All psocids possess silk glands and in some species large webs are formed in which the.
This name has been criticized by many entomologists because the prefix a clear reference. They first appeared in the permian period, 295248 million years ago. Troctomorpha are now known to also contain the order phthiraptera lice, and are therefore paraphyletic, as are psocoptera as a whole. Orden hemiptera chinches, mosca blanca, cigarritas, cigarras, queresas, pulgones y cochinillas. Although most psocoptera are freeliving, a few genera live in the nests of birds.
Orden psocoptera 885 biodiversidad virtual invertebrados. A complete bibliography of psocoptera listing all publications where. Las especies aladas tienen cuatro alas membranosas, aunque en ocasiones las dos alas posteriores pueden estar muy reducidas. Management of entomofauna in buildings as indicator of symptoms. A world catalogue of the order psocoptera is presented, including 4408 species 371 genera, 41 families. Characteristics psocids or booklice as they are commonly known are small usually dull coloured insects with a body length of 110 millimetres. Please remember to send me copies of your papers on. The scientific name comes from the greek psocus to grind and pteron wing and refers to the psocopteran jaws, which are shaped to grind food, rather like a pestle and mortar these insects can be conveniently, if somewhat arbitrarily, discussed in two groups, barklice and booklice, based on whether they. Although they are called lice, the psocoptera are freeliving insects, not parasites. Some troctomorpha, such as liposcelis which are similar to lice in morphology, are often found in birds nests, and it is possible that a similar behavior in the ancestors of lice is at the origin of the parasitism seen today.
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. All valid names, synonyms, and literature references to biological information are also given. Ent 425 general entomology resource library compendium. Psocoptera insecta world catalogue and bibliography charles lienhard geneva natural history museum, switzerland 1.
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