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.