Compsocidae Explained

Compsocidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha.^[1] The family comprises two extant species in two genera, both found in Mesoamerica. Compsocus elegans is found in Mexico and Central America, while Electrentomopsis variegata is found in Mexico.^[2] The antennae of each species have 13 or 14 segments. Two extinct genera, Burmacompsocus and Paraelectrentomopsis are known from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber of Myanmar and Albian aged Spanish amber.

Taxonomy

• Compsocus Banks, N., 1930^[3]
  • Compsocus elegans Banks, N., 1930
• Electrentomopsis Mockford, 1967^[4]
  • Electrentomopsis variegata Mockford, 1967
• †Burmacompsocus Nel & Waller, 2007^[5]
  • Burmacompsocus banksi (Cockerell, 1916)^[6] (originally Psyllipsocus) Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian)
  • Burmacompsocus coniugans Sroka & Nel, 2017^[7] Burmese amber
  • Burmacompsocus perreaui Nel & Waller, 2007 Burmese amber
  • Burmacompsocus pouilloni Ngô-Muller et al. 2020^[8] Burmese amber
  • Burmacompsocus ojancano Álvarez-Parra et al. 2023^[9] Spanish amber, Albian
• †Paraelectrentomopsis Azar, Hakim & Huang, 2016^[10] Burmese amber
  • Paraelectrentomopsis chenyangcaii Azar, Hakim & Huang, 2016

Sources

• Lienhard, C. & Smithers, C. N. 2002. Psocoptera (Insecta): World Catalogue and Bibliography. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis, vol. 5. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-11-05 . Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0 . 2021 . Johnson . Kevin P. . Smith . Vincent S. .
2. Web site: Compsocidae . Tree of Life Project . 30 June 2018.
3. Banks. Nathan. 1930-01-01. Some New Neotropical Neuropteroid Insects. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 37. 2. 183–191. 10.1155/1930/89823. 0033-2615. free.
4. Mockford. Edward L.. 1967-01-01. The electrentomoid psocids (Psocoptera). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. en. 74. 2. 118–165. 10.1155/1967/862560. 0033-2615. free.
5. Nel. A.. Waller. A.. December 2007. The first fossil Compsocidae from Cretaceous Burmese amber (Insecta, Psocoptera, Troctomorpha). Cretaceous Research. 28. 6. 1039–1041. 10.1016/j.cretres.2007.02.002. 0195-6671.
6. Cockerell. T. D. A.. 1916-08-01. Insects in Burmese amber. American Journal of Science. s4-42. 248. 135–138. 10.2475/ajs.s4-42.248.135. 1916AmJS...42..135C. 0002-9599.
7. SROKA. PAVEL. NEL. ANDRÉ. 2017-09-18. New species of Compsocidae (Insecta, Psocodea) from Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa. 4320. 3. 597. 10.11646/zootaxa.4320.3.12. 1175-5334.
8. Ngô-Muller. Valerie. Garrouste. Romain. Nel. André. June 2020. Small but important: A piece of mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber with a new genus and two new insect species (Odonata: Burmaphlebiidae & 'Psocoptera': Compsocidae). Cretaceous Research. 110. 104405. 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104405. 0195-6671. free.
9. Álvarez-Parra . Sergio . Peñalver . Enrique . Nel . André . Delclòs . Xavier . March 2023 . Barklice (Insecta: Psocodea) from Early Cretaceous resiniferous forests of Iberia (Spanish amber): new Troctomorpha and a possible Psocomorpha . Cretaceous Research . 148 . en . 105544 . 10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105544. 257813258 . free . 10261/355023 . free .
10. Azar. Dany. Hakim. Marina. Huang. Diying. December 2016. A new compsocid booklouse from the Cretaceous amber of Myanmar (Psocodea: Troctomorpha: Amphientometae: Compsocidae). Cretaceous Research. 68. 28–33. 10.1016/j.cretres.2016.08.003. 0195-6671.