Philotarsetae

Philotarsetae is an infraorder of bark lice in the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera), within the suborder Psocomorpha.^[1]

Philotarsetae
Philotarsopsis guttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Suborder:	Psocomorpha
Infraorder:	Philotarsetae
Families[1]
Philotarsidae Pseudocaeciliidae Trichopsocidae

Phylogeny

The below cladogram of Psocodea shows the position of Philotarsetae within Psocomorpha:^[2]

Psocodea	Troctomorpha Phthiraptera Philopteridae Anoplura Rhynchophthirina Trichodectidae Amblycera Liposcelididae Pachytroctidae Sphaeropsocidae Amphientometae Psocomorpha Homilopsocidea Caeciliusetae Psocetae Epipsocetae Philotarsetae Archipsocetae Trogiomorpha Atropetae Psyllipsocetae Prionoglaridetae (paraphyletic)

Families

These three families belong to the infraorder Philotarsetae:

• Philotarsidae Pearman, 1936 (loving barklice)
• Pseudocaeciliidae Pearman, 1936 (false lizard barklice)
• Trichopsocidae Pearman, 1936 (lash-faced psocids)