Leuctridae
| Leucridae | |
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| Leuctridae species | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Infraclass: | Neoptera |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905 |
The Leuctridae are a family of rolled-winged stoneflies, and are also sometimes known as needleflies, [1] This family includes 13 genera and more than 300 described species.[2]
Description
These small stoneflies can reach a length of 5–13 mm (0.20–0.51 in), but most of the species are less than 1 cm. The wings are slender and cylindrical, usually dark brown in color. At rest, the wings appear to be wrapping their bodies. The adults develop in early spring, swarm, mate, and lay the eggs in the water. The slender, yellowish larvae are herbivorous, feeding on plants and organic waste.
Distribution
They have a mainly holarctic distribution.
List of subfamilies, tribes and genera
Leuctra inermis
- †Lycoleuctra Sinitshenkova, 1987 (fossil)
Leuctrinae Klapálek 1905
- Leuctrini Klapálek 1905
- Tyrrhenoleuctrini
- Tyrrhenoleuctra Consiglio, 1957
Megaleuctrinae Zwick 1973
- Megaleuctra Neave, 1934
References
- ↑ Malcolm Storey. "PLECOPTERA (stoneflies)". BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK). Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ↑ Nelson, C. H. and J. F. Hanson. 1973. The genus Perlomyia (Plecoptera: Leuctridae). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 46: 187-199.
- ↑ Shepard, W. D. and R. W. Baumann. 1995. Calileuctra, a new genus, and two new species of stoneflies from California (Plecoptera: Leuctridae). Great Basin Natur. 55: 124-133.
- ↑ Ricker, W. E. and H. H. Ross. 1969. The genus Zealeuctra and its position in the family Leuctridae(Plecoptera: Leuctridae). Canad. J. Zool. 47: 1113-1127.
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