
González-Obando, Ranulfo;Calderón-Martínez, Nadia R.;Carrejo-Gironza, Nancy S.
Myopsocidae
Sign in to saveMyopsocidae is a family of mouse-like barklice, belonging to the infraorder Psocetae of the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera). This family is closely related to Psocidae, with which it shares similar wing-venation, but from which it is distinguished by three-segmented tarsi.
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Myopsocidae is a family of mouse-like barklice, belonging to the infraorder Psocetae of the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera). This family is closely related to Psocidae, with which it shares similar wing-venation, but from which it is distinguished by three-segmented tarsi.
There are about 8 genera and at least 180 described species in Myopsocidae.
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