Lachesillidae
| Lachesillidae | |
|---|---|
| Lachesilla texana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Suborder: | Psocomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Homilopsocidea |
| Family: | Lachesillidae |
Lachesillidae (or fateful barklice) is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha. Members of the family are characterized by a rounded, free areola postica in their wings. Males have diverse sclerotized genitalic structures. The family includes more than 400 species, most of them in the genus Lachesilla.