Xanthocaecilius

Mockford, 1989

lizard barklice

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Xanthocaecilius is a of lizard barklice established by Mockford in 1989. The genus contains at least two described : Xanthocaecilius quillayute (Chapman, 1930) and Xanthocaecilius sommermanae (Mockford, 1955). These insects belong to the order Psocodea, a group that includes barklice, booklice, and parasitic lice. The genus has been recorded from Mexico and is part of the Paracaeciliidae (sometimes referenced as Caeciliusidae in older literature).

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Distribution

Mexico. Records from GBIF indicate distribution limited to this country.

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Taxonomic note

placement varies between sources: iNaturalist and GBIF list Paracaeciliidae, while NCBI and Wikipedia reference Caeciliusidae. This reflects ongoing taxonomic revision in Psocodea.

Species included

Xanthocaecilius quillayute (Chapman, 1930) and Xanthocaecilius sommermanae (Mockford, 1955).