Sphaeropsocidae

Sphaeropsocidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera), belonging to the suborder Troctomorpha.^[1] Females of this family have reduced, beetle-like elytra, and lack hindwings, with males have either small or absent wings.^[2] The family comprises 22 known species (four of them fossils) in eight genera.

Sphaeropsocidae Temporal range: Barremian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Sphaeropsocus kuenowii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Suborder:	Troctomorpha
Infraorder:	Nanopsocetae
Family:	Sphaeropsocidae
Genera
Badonellia Sphaeropsocopsis Sphaeropsocus Sphaeropsocites Sphaeropsocoides Globopsocus Prosphaeropsocus Troglosphaeropsocus

Taxonomy

• †Asphaeropsocites Azar et al. 2010 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)^[3]
• Badonnelia Pearman, 1953 Chile, Recent (except Badonnelia titei, which is found alongside humans in Europe and North America)^[4]
• Sphaeropsocopsis North America,^[5] South America, St Helena, Recent
• Sphaeropsocus Baltic amber, Eocene, Southeastern US (Recent)^[2]
• †Sphaeropsocites Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)^[6]
• †Sphaeropsocoides Canadian amber, Late Cretaceous (Campanian)^[6]
• Globopsocus
• Prosphaeropsocus California, Recent^[5]
• Troglosphaeropsocus Arizona, Recent^[5]