Psocinae

Hagen, 1865

common barklice

Psocinae is a of within the , comprising approximately 11 and at least 40 described . Members are small, soft-bodied commonly found on bark, foliage, and other surfaces. The subfamily has a distribution with records from Asia, the Americas, and other regions. Taxonomic revisions continue to clarify species boundaries and geographic ranges.

Loensia maculosa by (c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Trevor Van Loon. Used under a CC-BY license.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Psocinae: //ˈsɒsɪniː//

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Habitat

environments including bark, foliage, and surfaces; specific microhabitat preferences vary by and .

Distribution

; documented from Asia (China, Indonesia, Sumatra), with broader global distribution inferred from -level records.

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Taxonomic composition

The contains 11 : Atropsocus, Camelopsocus, Cerastipsocus, Hyalopsocus, Indiopsocus, Loensia, Metylophorus, Psocus, Ptycta, Steleops, and Trichadenotecnum. Some taxonomic revisions remain active, as evidenced by recent work on Ceratostigma.