Electrentomidae

Electrentomidae
Temporal range: Callovian–Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Troctomorpha
Infraorder: Amphientometae
Superfamily: Electrentomoidea
Family: †Electrentomidae
Enderlein, 1911

Electrentomidae is an extinct family of barklice, booklice, and parasitic lice in the order Psocodea. There are about six genera and seven described species in Electrentomidae.[1][2][3][4] The family was synonymsed with the extant family Manicapsocidae in 2003 without discussion, with a prior proposal in 1972, but Azar et al., 2017, stated that "we consider herein [Electrentomidae and Manicapsocidae] apart, because a cladistic phylogenetic analysis is needed prior to taking such important decision for these groups."[5]

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  4. ^ Azar, Dany; Hakim, Marina; Huang, Diying; Cai, Chenyang; Nel, André (February 2017). "New fossil booklice from the Cretaceous amber of Myanmar (Psocodea: Troctomorpha: Amphientometae: Manicapsocidae)". Cretaceous Research. 70: 8–14. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.09.013.