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Musapsocidae

Musapsocidae is a family of Psocodea belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha. The pterostigma in their fore-wing has the characteristic of not being closed proximally. The family comprises 2 genera.

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Musapsocidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Troctomorpha
Infraorder: Amphientometae
Family: Musapsocidae
Genera
  • Musapsocoides
  • Musapsocus

Musapsocidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha.1 The pterostigma in their fore-wing has the characteristic of not being closed proximally. The family comprises 2 genera.

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  1. Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  • Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis, vol. 5. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.