Xiphocentronidae

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Xiphocentronidae
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Xiphocentronidae

Schmid, 1982
Subfamilies

Proxiphocentroninae
Xiphocentroninae

The Xiphocentronidae are a family of caddisflies. It has previously been treated as a subfamily of Psychomyiidae, and has a broad distribution, including parts of Asia, Central Africa and the Americas. [1] It contains seven genera, [1] in two subfamilies:

Proxiphocentroninae Schmid, 1982  [2]
Xiphocentroninae Ross, 1949  [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 David Dudgeon (1999). "Xiphocentronidae". Tropical Asian streams: zoobenthos, ecology and conservation. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 395–397. ISBN   978-962-209-469-7.
  2. "Proxiphocentroninae Schmid, 1982". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  3. "Xiphocentroninae Ross, 1949". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved April 8, 2011.