Psocodea
Sign in to savePsocodea is a taxonomic group of insects comprising the bark lice, book lice and parasitic lice. It was formerly considered a superorder, but is now generally considered by entomologists as an order. Despite the greatly differing appearance of parasitic lice (Phthiraptera), they are believed to have evolved from within the former order Psocoptera, which contained the bark lice and book lice, now found to be paraphyletic.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderPsocodea
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- Stofluizen en echte luizen
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- External phylogeny
- Internal phylogeny
- Classification
- Suborder Trogiomorpha
- Suborder Troctomorpha
- Suborder Psocomorpha
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Psocodea is a taxonomic group of insects comprising the bark lice, book lice and parasitic lice. It was formerly considered a superorder, but is now generally considered by entomologists as an order. Despite the greatly differing appearance of parasitic lice (Phthiraptera), they are believed to have evolved from within the former order Psocoptera, which contained the bark lice and book lice, now found to be paraphyletic.
Psocodea contains around 11,000 species, divided among three suborders and more than 70 families. They range in size from 1–10 millimetres (0.04–0.4 in) in length.