Taxobox name Archipsocidae image regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Psocoptera subordo Psocomorpha infraordo Homilopsocidea familia Archipsocidae subdivision ranks Genera subdivision Archipsocopsis Archipsocus Notarchipsocus Pararchipsocus Pseudarchipsocus Archipsocidae is a family of Psocoptera belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha . Members of the family are characterised by their reduced wing venation. Some species are viviparous. The family includes about 80 species in five genera. Sources Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. 2002. Psocoptera Insecta World Catalogue and Bibliography. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis, vol. 5. Mus um d histoire naturelle, Gen ve. External links http entomology.ifas.ufl.edu creatures trees barklouse.htm Archipsocus nomas , a webbing barklouse on the University of Florida UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences IFAS Featured Creatures Web site br Category Psocoptera Psocoptera stub ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Archipsocidae image regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Psocoptera subordo Psocomorpha infraordo Homilopsocidea familia Archipsocidae subdivision ranks Genera genus Archipsocus genus authority Hagen , 1882 range map range map width 250px subdivision ranks Species subdivision See text Archipsocus is a genus of bark lice in the insect family Archipsocidae . Members of this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and were first reported in North America in 1934 when Archipsocus nomas became abundant near New Orleans . Psocids in the genus Archipsocus differ from each other on minute particulars and there is not a single feature that can be used to diagnose all the species. Some characteristics that may be useful include the length of the different segments of the antennae and the shape of the phallic frame. ref http www.jstor.org pss 3493042 Three New Species of Archipsocus from Florida Psocoptera Archipsocidae ref Taxonomy Some species that used to be included in this genus and which give birth by parthogenesis to live young, have now been separated into the genus Archipsocopsis . These include Archipsocopsis frater Mockford, 1957 and Archipsocopsis parvula Mockford, 1953 . ref http www.eol.org pages 1033 Encyclopedia of Life ref Some selected species Archipsocus badonneli ref name Br http www.ville ge.ch mhng psocoptera page ps05bra.htm Brasil Checklist of Psocoptera ref Archipsocus brasilianus Enderlein ref name Br Archipsocus broadheadi Badonnel ref name Br Archipsocus castrii Badonnel ref name Br Archipsocus cervinus ref name Br Archipsocus corbetae Smithers, 1964 ref http www.biolib.cz en taxontree id655467 Biolib ref Archipsocus costalima ref name Br Archipsocus dextor Enderlein, 1911 ref http biostor.org reference 12743 Archipsocus dextor nov.spec. ref Archipsocus enderleini ref name Br Archipsocus floridanus Mockford, 1953 ref name ZZ http www.zipcodezoo.com Key Animalia Archipsocus Genus.asp ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Archipsocus nomas regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Psocoptera familia Archipsocidae genus Archipsocus species A. nomas binomial Archipsocus nomas binomial authority Gurney, 1939 Archipsocus nomas is a web spinning barklouse, a Psocoptera psocid in the insect family Archipsocidae . It is found in the southeast of the United States, living gregariously on trees, feeding on and lichen and Fungus fungi and spinning a web that adheres to the trunk and large branches in sheets. The webs are thought to protect the barklice from Predation predators and neither the insects nor the webs cause damage to the trees. ref name UF http edis.ifas.ufl.edu pdffiles IN IN55300.pdf IFAS Extension ref Distribution This barklouse is found near the Atlantic coast of the United States southwards from South Carolina and along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas. ref name UF Description Both adults and Nymph biology nymphs of A. nomas are soft bodied insects resembling aphid s, with long narrow Antenna biology antennae . The mandible arthropod mandibles are designed for chewing and the central part of the insect mouthparts maxilla is modified into a slender rod which is used to brace the psocid while it grinds away with its mandibles. The forehead is enlarged and there are prominent compound eyes and three Simple eye in invertebrates ocelli . There are glands in the mouth from which silk can be spun. ref name IIBD cite book author Hoell, H.V., Doyen, J.T. & Purcell, A.H. year 1998 title Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity, 2nd ed. publisher Oxford University Press pages 404 406 isbn 0 19 510033 6 ref The eggs are pale gray or white, oblong and wider at one end than the other. The first instar nymphs are recognisable by the fact that their heads are wider than their bodies. They are wingless, miniature versions of the adult and have a pale brown head and creamy white thorax. It is unclear how many moults the nymphs undergo but in the ... more details
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