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Maoripsocus

Maoripsocus is a genus of lizard barklice in the family Caeciliusidae. There are at least 21 described species in Maoripsocus. The genus was first described by Robin Tillyard in 1923.

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Caeciliusidae
Subfamily: Caeciliusinae
Genus: Maoripsocus
Tillyard, 1923

Maoripsocus is a genus of lizard barklice in the family Caeciliusidae. There are at least 21 described species in Maoripsocus.1234 The genus was first described by Robin Tillyard in 1923.5

Species

These 21 species belong to the genus Maoripsocus:

  • Maoripsocus aequalis (Broadhead & Alison Richards, 1982) c g
  • Maoripsocus africanus (Ribaga, 1911) i c g b
  • Maoripsocus concavistigma (Schmidt, E. R. & Thornton, 1993) c g
  • Maoripsocus dimorphus (Smithers, Courtenay, 1992) c g
  • Maoripsocus ericifoliae (Schmidt, E. R. & Thornton, 1993) c g
  • Maoripsocus fastigatus (Smithers, Courtenay, 1969) c g
  • Maoripsocus frater (Broadhead & Alison Richards, 1982) c g
  • Maoripsocus griseus (Smithers, Courtenay, 1993) c g
  • Maoripsocus hobartensis Schmidt, E. R. & New, 2008 c g
  • Maoripsocus juneae (Schmidt, E. R. & Thornton, 1993) c g
  • Maoripsocus koriflae (Arahou, 1984) c g
  • Maoripsocus lobatus (Smithers, Courtenay, 1998) c g
  • Maoripsocus macrostigma (Enderlein, 1903) c g
  • Maoripsocus pedderi Schmidt, E. R. & New, 2008 c g
  • Maoripsocus semifuscatus Tillyard, 1923 c g
  • Maoripsocus spiralosus Schmidt, E. R. & New, 2008 c g
  • Maoripsocus tahunensis Schmidt, E. R. & New, 2008 c g
  • Maoripsocus tugloensis (Smithers, Courtenay, 1993) c g
  • Maoripsocus wedgei Schmidt, E. R. & New, 2008 c g
  • Maoripsocus weindorferi Schmidt, E. R. & New, 2008 c g
  • Maoripsocus wilsoni (Schmidt, E. R. & Thornton, 1993) c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,1 c = Catalogue of Life,2 g = GBIF,3 b = Bugguide.net4

References

References

  1. "Maoripsocus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. "Browse Maoripsocus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. "Maoripsocus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. "Maoripsocus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  5. Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects (1st ed.). Blackwell. p. 294.