Psocoptera: World Catalogue and Bibliography / Classification / Worldwide country checklists of species / Arthropodology and Entomology I
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Fossil Psocoptera mentioned in the World Catalogue (Lienhard & Smithers, 2002)
If you would like to make an update to this checklist and the corresponding bibliography (new records and nomenclatural or taxonomic changes) you can search the Additions and Corrections to the World Catalogue published in Psocid News, No. 4, 5, 6 etc. and available online at the PsocoNet Homepage

NOTE: Changes published in Psocid News under the heading "Corrections to Lienhard & Smithers, 2002" have already been integrated in the following checklist, but not the "Additions to the Catalogue". Only published distributional records are taken into consideration for this checklist; detailed bibliographical references to these records are listed in the "World Catalogue" for each species.

(I)-(X) = Main geographical regions defined for the World Catalogue (see list of regions).

Fossils NOT in Amber:

Peripsocidae
[Peripsocidae gen. spec. Pliocene fossil: Germany (I)].

Psocidae
Psocidus acourti (Cockerell). Oligocene fossil: Isle of Wight (I).

Fossils in AMBER (This list also includes all taxa described from pieces of COPAL. Copal resins are much younger than amber and these inclusions probably belong to the recent or subfossil fauna; therefore the species concerned are also mentioned in the corresponding country lists of the recent fauna):

Incertae sedis (Psocida agnota)
Empheriopsis vulnerata Vishnyakova. Amber (Cretaceous): Russia (VIII).

Archaeatropidae
Archaeatropos alavensis Baz & Otuño. Amber (Cretaceous): Spain (I).

Empheriidae
Empheria pertinens (Enderlein). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Empheria reticulata Hagen. Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Trichempheria villosa (Hagen). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).

Lepidopsocidae
Thylacella eversiana Enderlein. Tanzania: Zanzibar (in Copal) (VI).
Thylax fimbriatus Hagen. Tanzania: Zanzibar (in Copal) (VI).
Nepticulomima mortua (Hagen). Tanzania: Zanzibar (in Copal) (VI).
Perientomum incultum (Hagen). Tanzania: Zanzibar (probably) (in Copal) (VI).

Trogiidae
Eolepinotus pilosus Vishnyakova. Amber (Cretaceous): Russia (VIII).

Psyllipsocidae
Khatangia inclusa Vishnyakova. Amber (Cretaceous): Russia (VIII).
[Psyllipsocus spec. Amber (Tertiary): Mexico (IV)].
Psyllipsocus banksi Cockerell. Amber (Tertiary): Burma (VIII).

Electrentomidae
Electrentomum klebsianum Enderlein. Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Parelectrentomum priscum Roesler. Amber (Tertiary): fromer East Prussia (I).

Amphientomidae
Amphientomum colpolepis Enderlein. Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Amphientomum leptolepis Enderlein. Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Amphientomum paradoxum Pictet. Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Lithoseopsis elongata (Mockford). Amber (Tertiary): Mexico (IV).
Proamphientomum cretaceum Vishnyakova. Amber (Cretaceous): Russia (VIII).

Liposcelididae
Belaphotroctes ghesquierei Badonnel. Amber (Tertiary): Mexico (IV).
Embidopsocus saxonicus Günther. Amber (Tertiary): Germany (I).
[Liposcelis spec. Amber (Tertiary): Mexico (IV)].
Liposcelis atavus Enderlein. Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Liposcelis resinata (Hagen). Tanzania: Zanzibar (in Copal) (VI).

Pachytroctidae
Psylloneura perantiqua Cockerell. Amber (Tertiary): Burma (VIII).

Sphaeropsocidae
Sphaeropsocus kuenowii Hagen. Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).

Epipsocidae
Epipsocus avus (Roesler). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Mesepipsocus clarus (Mockford). Amber (Tertiary): Mexico (IV).

Caeciliusidae
Ptenolasia pilosa (Hagen). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Valenzuela capelli (Navas). Amber (Tertiary) (I).
Valenzuela debilis (Hagen). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Valenzuela gelaberti (Navas). Amber (Tertiary) (I).
Valenzuela klebsi (Enderlein). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Valenzuela proavus (Hagen). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Valenzuela prometheus (Enderlein). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Valenzuela scenepipedus (Enderlein). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Valenzuela sucinicaptus (Enderlein). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).

Amphipsocidae
Kolbia ava Enderlein. Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).

Lachesillidae
Archaelachesis granulosa Vishnyakova. amber (Cretaceous): Russia (VIII).
[Lachesilla spec. Japan (in Copal) (VIII)]

Ectopsocidae
[Ectopsocus spec. Amber (Tertiary): Mexico (IV)].

Trichopsocidae
Palaeopsocus tener (Hagen). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Trichopsocus maculosus Mockford. Amber (Tertiary): Mexico (IV).

Archipsocidae
Archipsocopsis antigua (Mockford). Amber (Tertiary): Mexico (IV).
[Archipsocus spec. Amber (Tertiary): Mexico (IV)].
Archipsocus puber Hagen. Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).

Pseudocaeciliidae
Electropsocus unguidens Roesler. Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).

Philotarsidae
Philotarsus antiquus Kolbe. Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Philotarsus bullicornis Enderlein. Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).

Elipsocidae
Cretapsocus capillatus Vishnyakova. Amber (Cretaceous): Russia (VIII).
Elipsocus abnormis (Hagen). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).

Psocidae
Psocidus electricus (Enderlein). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Psocidus multiplex (Roesler). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Psocidus picteti (Enderlein). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Psocidus sparsipennis (Enderlein). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).
Trichadenotecnum trigonosceneum (Enderlein). Amber (Tertiary): former East Prussia (I).

Myopsocidae
[Myopsocidae gen. spec. Amber (Tertiary): Mexico (IV)].

Charles Lienhard
January 2004

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