Nanopsocetae Temporal range:
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Liposcelis | |
Crab louse | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Psocodea |
Suborder: | Troctomorpha |
Infraorder: |
Nanopsocetae Pearman, 1936 |
Clades | |
Nanopsocetae is one of two major divisions of Troctomorpha in the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera), [1] [2] alongside Amphientometae. There are more than 20 families and 5,200 described species in Nanopsocetae. [3] [4]
The clade contains four major groups, Phthiraptera (lice), Liposcelididae, Pachytroctidae and Sphaeropsocidae. [4]