Trogiomorpha

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Trogiomorpha is one of the three major suborders of barklice, booklice, and parasitic lice in the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera),[2][3] alongside Troctomorpha and Psocomorpha. There are about eight families and more than 430 described species in Trogiomorpha.[4][5][6] Trogiomorpha is widely agreed to be the earliest diverging of the three suborders, and retains the most primitive characteristics.[7]

Trogium pulsatorium
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Psocodea
Suborder:Trogiomorpha
Roesler, 1940
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Trogiomorpha
Temporal range: Barremian–Recent
Dorypteryx domestica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Trogiomorpha
Roesler, 1940
Infraorders[1]

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Internal phylogeny

The cladogram below shows the position of Trogiomorpha within Psocodea:[1]

Psocodea

Characteristics

Species of Trogiomorpha possess antennae that are split into 20 or more separate pieces.[8] The tarsi are segmented into three separate equal pieces, and they have a strong posterior spine. They have been described as having a "mothlike" (brown) appearance in color.[8]

Classification

Trogiomorpha contains three infraorders and five extant (living) families, as well as three identified extinct families:

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