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Psocodea

Insect Orders

Psocodea is the order of insects containing the bark lice, book lice and parasitic lice, previously ranked as a superorder before being reclassified as a single order. The parasitic lice, formerly placed in their own order Phthiraptera, were found to have evolved from within the older order Psocoptera, which was itself shown to be paraphyletic and is no longer accepted as a natural group.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Member Count Band
Over 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Triassic 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ3409994, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Psocodea
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Psocodea is a taxonomic group of insects comprising the bark lice, book lice and parasitic lice.
  • In Group: Hemimetabolous Insect Orders, Lead
    Psocodea is a taxonomic group of insects comprising the bark lice, book lice and parasitic lice.
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Psocodea
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 11902
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Psocodea
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Psocodea" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 205.7 ... "early_interval": "Rhaetian"
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Wikidata: Psocodea
Wikidata Q3409994, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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