Hydroptilidae

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Microcaddisflies
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Trichoptera Suborder: Spicipalpia Superfamily: Hydroptiloidea Family: Hydroptilidae
Genera
see text

Hydroptilidae is a large family of caddisflies with a worldwide distribution. They are much smaller than other members of the order, rarely exceeding 5 mm in length, and are commonly known as microcaddisflies. The larvae do not build a protective case (either mobile or fixed) until the final instar of their growth. 68 genera with at least 1700 species has been described from this family.

[edit] Genera

Abtrichia Acanthotrichia Acostatrichia Acritoptila Agraylea Alisotrichia Allotrichia Anchitrichia Ascotrichia Austratrichia Betrichia Bredinia Burminoptila Byrsopteryx Caledonotrichia Catoxyethira Celaenotrichia Cerasmatrichia Ceratotrichia Chrysotrichia Costatrichia Cyclopsiella Dhatrichia Dibusa

Dicaminus Electrotrichia Eutonella Flintiella Hellyethira Hydroptila Hydroptilina Ithytrichia Jabitrichia Kumanskiella Leucotrichia Macrostactobia Mayatrichia Maydenoptila Mejicanotrichia Metrichia Microptila Missitrichia Mulgravia Neotrichia Niuginitrichia Nothotrichia Novajerseya Ochrotrichia

Orinocotrichia Orphninotrichia Orthotrichia Oxyethira Parastactobia Paroxyethira Paucicalcaria Peltopsyche Plethus Rhyacopsyche Scelobotrichia Scelotrichia Stactobia Stactobiella Tangatrichia Taraxitrichia Tizatetrichia Tricholeiochiton Ugandatrichia Vietrichia Wlitrichia Xuthotrichia Zumatrichia

[edit] References

• Trichoptera World Checklist