Prionoglarididae
Family of booklice
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Prionoglarididae is a family of the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera)[1] that are barklice characterized by the reduction or simplification of the lacinia in adults and the specialised form of the male genitalia.[2] It contains the only known genus of animals, Neotrogla, where females possess a penis-like organ and take on typical male sex roles.[3]
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| Scientific illustration of Prionoglaris stygia by Enderlein (1909) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Suborder: | Trogiomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Prionoglaridetae |
| Family: | Prionoglarididae Azar, Huang & Nel, 2017 |
Prionoglarididae includes about 9 genera with more than 20 known species. They have been found in Europe, Afghanistan, Namibia, and the United States.[4] The only genus found in the United States is Speleketor, which includes three species: Speleketor flocki, Speleketor irwini, and Speleketor pictus.[5]
Genera
These eight genera belong to the family Prionoglarididae:[6]
- Afrotrogla Lienhard, 2007
- Neotrogla Lienhard, Oliveira do Carmo & Lopes Ferreira, 2010
- Prionoglaris Enderlein, 1909
- Sensitibilla Lienhard, 2000
- Siamoglaris Lienhard, 2004
- Speleketor Gurney, 1943
- Speleopsocus Lienhard, 2010
- † Palaeosiamoglaris Azar, Huang & Nel, 2017 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian, and Lebanese amber, Lebanon, Barremian[7]
