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Epipsocidae (elliptical bark louse)
Taxonomy
Epipsocini was named by Karny (1930). It is extant. Its type is Epipsocus.
It was reranked as the family Epipsocidae by Mockford (1969), Carpenter (1992), Yoshizawa (2002), Lienhard and Smithers (2002), Engel and Perkovsky (2006), Yoshizawa and Johnson (2014).
It was assigned to Psocomorpha by Mockford (1969); to Psocoptera by Carpenter (1992); and to Epipsocetae by Yoshizawa (2002), Lienhard and Smithers (2002), Engel and Perkovsky (2006), Yoshizawa and Johnson (2014).
It was reranked as the family Epipsocidae by Mockford (1969), Carpenter (1992), Yoshizawa (2002), Lienhard and Smithers (2002), Engel and Perkovsky (2006), Yoshizawa and Johnson (2014).
It was assigned to Psocomorpha by Mockford (1969); to Psocoptera by Carpenter (1992); and to Epipsocetae by Yoshizawa (2002), Lienhard and Smithers (2002), Engel and Perkovsky (2006), Yoshizawa and Johnson (2014).
Subtaxa
Epipsocus (type genus), Mesepipsocus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1969 | Epipsocidae Mockford p. 1269 |
| 1992 | Epipsocidae Carpenter p. 198 |
| 2002 | Epipsocidae Lienhard and Smithers |
| 2002 | Epipsocidae Yoshizawa |
| 2006 | Epipsocidae Engel and Perkovsky p. 177 |
| 2014 | Epipsocidae Yoshizawa and Johnson p. 729 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 37.71000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priabonian | Ukraine | Epipsocus avus (122997) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Epipsocus ciliatus (123962 124073 124088) | |
| Priabonian | Poland | Psocus ciliatus (109625) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Epipsocus clarus (124470) |