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Peripsocidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Suborder
  
Psocomorpha

Scientific name
  
Peripsocidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Psocoptera

Infraorder
  
Homilopsocidea

Rank
  
Family

Similar
  
Ectopsocidae, Elipsocidae, Pseudocaeciliidae, Lachesillidae, Epipsocidae

Peripsocidae is a family of Psocoptera belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha. Members of the family are characterised by their absence of an areola postica in their wings. Many of the recently described genera are closely allied to Peripsocus, and only two genera are presented here. The family includes more than 200 species.

References

Peripsocidae Wikipedia