Family PSOQUILLIDAE
Compiler and date details
C.N. Smithers Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Introduction
Psoquillidae comprise five genera and 27 species worldwide. Most species in this family are not common and only three species are so far recorded for the Australian fauna, one of which, a widespread species was recorded once in stored products in Queensland.
Psoquillids have antennae with more than 20 segments, without secondary 'annulations'. The tarsi are 3-segmented and the claws do not have a tooth. The labial palpi are 2-segmented. The pulvillus has an expanded tip. In winged forms the pterostigma is not thickened and the wing is rounded. In the forewing CuP and IA meet the wing margin separately. The ocelli are widely separated, not grouped on a tubercle. The maxillary palp has a sensillum on the second segment. The paraprocts have a strong posterior spine but do not have a trichobothrial field although some setae do have a sculptured area around the base (so-called basal 'rosettes'). The female gonapophyses and male phallosome are similar to those of the Lepidopsocidae. Eggs are laid singly, are sculptured and are not covered.
General References
Smithers, C.N. 1972. The classification and phylogeny of the Psocoptera. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 14: 1-349 illustr
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |