Stenopsychidae

Family of caddisflies

Stenopsychidae
Stenopsyche marmorata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Suborder: Annulipalpia
Superfamily: Philopotamoidea
Family: Stenopsychidae
Martynov, 1924
Genera
  • Pseudostenopsyche
  • Stenopsyche
  • Stenopsychodes

The Stenopsychidae are a family of medium to large caddisflies, some of which are noted for their black and gold wing patterns. The family contains three genera and some 70 species, which can be found in the Ethiopian, Palaearctic, Oriental, and Australian regions.[1]

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory (Accessed: 4 May 2007)
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Extant Trichoptera families
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Subclass: Pterygota
  • Infraclass: Neoptera
  • Superorder: Holometabola
Suborder Annulipalpia
Hydropsychoidea
  • Arctopsychidae (net-spinning caddisflies)
  • Dipseudopsidae
  • Ecnomidae
  • Hydropsychidae (net-spinning caddisflies)
  • Polycentropodidae (trumpet-net and tube-making caddisflies)
  • Psychomyiidae (trumpet-net and tube-making caddisflies)
  • Xiphocentronidae
Philopotamoidea
  • Philopotamidae (finger-net and silken-tube spinner caddisflies)
  • Stenopsychidae
Suborder Integripalpia
Leptoceroidea
Limnephiloidea
Phyrganeoidea
(giant caddisflies)
Sericostomatoidea
Tasimioidea
Suborder Spicipalpia
Hydroptiloidea
  • Glossosomatidae
  • Hydroptilidae (microcaddisflies or purse-case caddisflies)
  • Pticolepidae
Rhyacophiloidea
(primitive caddisflies)
Taxon identifiers
Stenopsychidae


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