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Amphientomidae

Emilie Bess and Kevin P. Johnson
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taxon links [up-->]Lifashengia [up-->]Amphientomum [up-->]Diamphipsocus [up-->]Nephax [up-->]Seopsis [up-->]Cymatopsocus [up-->]Antivulgaris [up-->]Stigmatopathus [up-->]Syllysis [up-->]Hemiseopsis [up-->]Marcenendius [up-->]Tineomorpha [up-->]Ancylopsocus [up-->]Ancylentomus [up-->]Yunientomia [up-->]Pseudoseopsis [up-->]Lithoseopsis [up-->]Seopsocus [up-->]Compressionis [up-->]Cornutientomus [up-->]Biocellientomia [up-->]Paramphientomum [up-->]Neuroseopsis [up-->]Yinia [up-->]Neoseopsis [up-->]Stimulopalpus Phylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertain[down<--]Troctomorpha Interpreting the tree
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Containing group: Troctomorpha

Introduction

Amphientomidae contains 20 genera and about 100 species distributed worldwide with the greatest diversity in Africa and Asia.  Three species in the genera Lithoseopsis and Stimulopalpus are found in North America.

Amphientomids have scales covering their bodies and wings. They are found on the surfaces of rocks, often near water.

Characteristics

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

Molecular analysis including three species of Amphientomidae does not support the monophyly of the family, but places it in a group with families Troctopsocidae and Musaposicdae (18S nDNA; Johnson et al. 2004).  Further study will be necessary to resolve the relationships among these families.

References

Johnson, K. P., K. Yoshizawa, and V. S. Smith. 2004. Multiple origins of parasitism in lice. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 271:1771-1776.

Lienhard, C. and C.N. Smithers. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta) World Catalogue and Bibliography. Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland.

Mockford, E.L. 1967. The Electrentomoid Psocids (Psocoptera). Psyche 74: 118-165.

Mockford, E. L. 1993. North American Psocoptera (Insecta). Gainesville, Florida: Sandhill Crane Press.

Smithers, C.N. 1972. The classification and phylogeny of the Psocoptera. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 14: 1–349.

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Scientific Name Stimulopalpus japonicus
Location Harvard, Ma.
Comments 10/4/2008
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Emilie Bess
Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA

Kevin P. Johnson
Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA

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Bess, Emilie and Kevin P. Johnson. 2009. Amphientomidae. Version 25 March 2009 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Amphientomidae/14458/2009.03.25 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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