Prionoglarididae

Prionoglarididae is a family of the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera)^[1] that are barklice characterized by the reduction or simplification of the lacinia in adults and the specialised form of the male genitalia.^[2] It contains the only known genus of animals, Neotrogla, where females possess a penis-like organ and take on typical male sex roles.^[3]

Prionoglarididae Temporal range: Barremian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Suborder:	Trogiomorpha
Infraorder:	Prionoglaridetae
Family:	Prionoglarididae Azar, Huang & Nel, 2017

Prionoglarididae includes about 9 genera with more than 20 known species. They have been found in Europe, Afghanistan, Namibia, and the United States.^[4] The only genus found in the United States is Speleketor, which includes three species: Speleketor flocki, Speleketor irwini, and Speleketor pictus.^[5]

Genera

These eight genera belong to the family Prionoglarididae:^[6]

• Afrotrogla Lienhard, 2007
• Neotrogla Lienhard, Oliveira do Carmo & Lopes Ferreira, 2010
• Prionoglaris Enderlein, 1909
• Sensitibilla Lienhard, 2000
• Siamoglaris Lienhard, 2004
• Speleketor Gurney, 1943
• Speleopsocus Lienhard, 2010
• † Palaeosiamoglaris Azar, Huang & Nel, 2017 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian, and Lebanese amber, Lebanon, Barremian^[7]