Embidopsocus bousemani Mockford, 1987
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Embidopsocus bousemani Mockford, 1987
- Name authority
- Mockford, 1987
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Psocodea
- Family
- Embidopsocidae
- Genus
- Embidopsocus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderPsocodea Hennig, 1966
- suborderTroctomorpha Roesler, 1940
- infraorderLiposcelidetae Broadhead, 1950
- familyEmbidopsocidae Broadhead, 1950
- genusEmbidopsocus Hagen, 1866
- speciesEmbidopsocus bousemani Mockford, 1987
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Embidopsocus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Embidopsocus angolensis Badonnel, 1955 | EmbidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Embidopsocus echinus Badonnel, 1955 | EmbidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Embidopsocus enderleini (Ribaga, 1905) | EmbidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Embidopsocus femoralis (Badonnel, 1931) | EmbidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Embidopsocus frater Badonnel, 1973 | EmbidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Embidopsocus granulosus Badonnel, 1949 | EmbidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Embidopsocus hainanicus Li, 2002 | EmbidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Embidopsocus laticeps Mockford, 1963 | EmbidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Embidopsocus leucomelas (Enderlein, 1910) | EmbidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Embidopsocus luteus Hagen, 1866 | EmbidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Embidopsocus machadoi Badonnel, 1955 | EmbidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Embidopsocus minor (Pearman, 1931) | EmbidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Embidopsocus laticeps Mockford, 1974 Mockford, 1974 | ambiguous synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Mockford, E.L. (1987) Systematics of North American and Greater Antillean species of Embidopsocus (Psocoptera: Liposcelidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 80(6). Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39FWY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.