Sphaeropsocidae
Family of booklice
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Sphaeropsocidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera), belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha.[1] Females of this family have reduced, beetle-like elytra, and lack hindwings, with males have either small or absent wings.[2] The family comprises 22 known species (four of them fossils) in eight genera.
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| Sphaeropsocus kuenowii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Suborder: | Troctomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Nanopsocetae |
| Family: | Sphaeropsocidae |
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Taxonomy
- †Asphaeropsocites Azar et al. 2010 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)[3]
- Badonnelia Pearman, 1953 Chile, Recent (except Badonnelia titei, which is found alongside humans in Europe and North America)[4]
- Sphaeropsocopsis North America,[5] South America, St Helena, Recent
- Sphaeropsocus Baltic amber, Eocene, Southeastern US (Recent)[2]
- †Sphaeropsocites Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)[6]
- †Sphaeropsocoides Canadian amber, Late Cretaceous (Campanian)[6]
- Globopsocus
- Prosphaeropsocus California, Recent[5]
- Troglosphaeropsocus Arizona, Recent[5]
