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Amphientometae

Insecta - Psocodea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Amphientometae Pearman p. 60
2002Amphientometae Lienhard and Smithers
2013Amphientometae Mockford et al. p. 10
2018Amphientometae Johnson et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
orderPsocodea
suborderTroctomorpha
infraorderAmphientometae
infraorderAmphientometae

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.

Infraor. Amphientometae Pearman 1936
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Superfm. Amphientomoidea Kolbe 1883
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Fm. Amphientomidae Kolbe 1883 [tropical barklouse]
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Subfm. Amphientominae Kolbe 1883
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G. Amphientomum Pictet 1854
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†Amphientomum colpolepis Enderlein 1905
†Amphientomum knorrei Weingardt et al. 2024
†Amphientomum leptolepis Enderlein 1905
†Amphientomum paradoxum Pictet 1854
†Amphientomum parisiensis Nel et al. 2005
Invalid names: Palaeoseopsis Endlerein 1925 [synonym]
G. Lithoseopsis Mockford 1993
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†Lithoseopsis elongata Mockford 1969
G. †Arcantipsocus Azar et al. 2009
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†Arcantipsocus courvillei Azar et al. 2009
G. †Proamphientomum Vishnyakova 1975
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†Proamphientomum cretaceum Vishnyakova 1975
Invalid names: Arcantipsocidae Azar et al. 2009 [synonym]
Superfm. Electrentomoidea Enderlein 1911
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Fm. Compsocidae Mockford 1967
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G. †Burmacompsocus Nel and Waller 2007
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†Burmacompsocus banksi Cockerell 1916
†Burmacompsocus coniugans Sroka and Nel 2017
†Burmacompsocus ojancano Álvarez-Parra and Nel 2023
†Burmacompsocus perreaui Nel and Waller 2007
†Burmacompsocus pouilloni Ngô-Muller et al. 2020
G. †Paraelectrentomopsis Azar et al. 2016
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Fm. †Electrentomidae Enderlein 1911
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G. †Electrentomum Enderlein 1911
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†Electrentomum klebsianum Enderlein 1911
G. †Manicapsocidus Baz and Ortuño 2001
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†Manicapsocidus enigmaticus Baz and Ortuño 2001
G. †Paramesopsocus Azar et al. 2008
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†Paramesopsocus adibi Azar et al. 2008
†Paramesopsocus lu Azar et al. 2008
G. †Parelectrentomum Roesler 1940
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†Parelectrentomum priscum Roesler 1940
Invalid names: Paramesopsocidae Azar et al. 2008 [synonym]
G. †Libanomphientomum Choufani et al. 2011
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†Libanomphientomum nudum Choufani et al. 2011
Fm. Troctopsocidae Mockford 1967
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G. Troctopsocoides Mockford and García Aldrete 2014
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†Troctopsocoides gracilis Mockford and García Aldrete 2014
G. †Scocompus Azar et al. 2014
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†Scocompus atelisus Azar et al. 2014
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Callovian to the top of the Holocene or 166.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Paramesopsocus adibi (31311 105426 105970 105971 106101 106102 113439 114238)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Lebanon Paramesopsocus lu, Libanomphientomum nudus (122471)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Spain Burmacompsocus ojancano (109438)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Álava) Manicapsocidus enigmaticus (108769)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Arcantipsocus courvillei (99114)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Burmacompsocus coniugans (189783) Burmacompsocus perreaui (123055) Burmacompsocus pouilloni (189531) Paraelectrentomopsis chenyangcaii (161726) Psyllipsocus banksi (123020)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8France Scocompus atelisus (164386)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Russian Federation Proamphientomum cretaceum (35056)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Amphientomum parisiensis (123850)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Amphientomum paradoxum (109625)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Amphientomum paradoxum (123221 124088) Amphientomum paradoxum, Amphientomum leptolepis, Amphientomum colpolepis (123962) Amphientomum paradoxum, Amphientomum leptolepis, Amphientomum colpolepis, Electrentomum klebsianum (124073) Parelectrentomum priscum (124903)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Amphientomum elongatum (124470 124623)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Troctopsocoides gracilis (162585)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Amphientomum knorrei (234540)