Troctomorpha

Troctomorpha; Temporal range:
	Burmacompsocus perreaui (Compsocidae)
	Liposcelis (Liposcelididae)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Suborder:	Troctomorpha; Roesler, 1944
Infraorders
	Amphientometae Amphientomidae; Compsocidae; †Electrentomidae; Manicapsocidae; Musapsocidae; Protroctopsocidae; Troctopsocidae; ; Nanopsocetae Liposcelidae; Pachytroctidae; Sphaeropsocidae; Phthiraptera (lice); ;

Troctomorpha is one of the three major suborders of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera)(barklice, booklice, and parasitic lice), alongside Psocomorpha and Trogiomorpha. There are more than 30 families and 5,800 described species in Troctomorpha. The order includes parasitic lice, which are most closely related to the booklice family Liposcelididae.

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