| Sphaeropsocidae Temporal range:
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| Sphaeropsocus kuenowii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Suborder: | Troctomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Nanopsocetae |
| Family: | Sphaeropsocidae |
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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.
- ^ Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ Mockford, Edward L. (2013-06-06). "A new species of Sphaeropsocus Hagen from southeastern United States". Life: The Excitement of Biology. 1 (2): 100–110. doi:10.9784/leb1(2)mockford.02. ISSN 2325-081X.