Brachycentridae

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Brachycentridae
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Brachycentrus sp. larva in case
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Superfamily: Phryganeoidea
Family: Brachycentridae
Ulmer, 1903
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Micrasema

Brachycentridae is a family of humpless casemaker caddisflies in the order Trichoptera. It is found in North America, Europe, and Asia. Georg Ulmer first described it in Germany in 1903 as a subfamily of Sericostomatidae. [1] The type genus for Brachycentridae is Brachycentrus J. Curtis, 1834. [2]

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Distribution

The family Brachycentridae contains at least 100 species in about 8 genera. The genera Adicrophelps and Amiocentrus are found near the Arctic Circle. Species of the genera Doliocentrus and Eorbachycentrus are found in southeastern Siberia and Japan and western North America respectively. [3]

Larvae

Most species' larvae make cases using plant or rock material. Several others make it out of silk. A few species' larvae in Brachycentrus form cases in the water with hairs sticking out to absorb food from the water. [3]

Genera

These eight genera belong to the family Brachycentridae:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [2] c = Catalogue of Life, [4] g = GBIF, [5] b = Bugguide.net [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Ulmer, p. 18.
  2. 1 2 "Brachycentridae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. 1 2 Wiggins, p. 292.
  4. ↑ "Browse Brachycentridae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Brachycentridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  6. ↑ "Brachycentridae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

Bibliography

  • Ulmer, G. (1903) Ueber die Metamorphose der Trichopteren.(in German) Hamburg, Germany: Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen.
  • Wiggins, G. B. (2004) Caddisflies: the underwater architects. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.


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