Plectrotarsidae

Plectrotarsidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
(unranked): Endopterygota
Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Plectrotarsidae
Genra
  • Liapota
  • Nanopectrus
  • Plectrotarsus

Plectrotarsidae is a small Australasian family of insect in the order Trichoptera. The family consists of three genera, with five species in total. Two of the genera are monotypic, while the third genera (Liapota) contains three species. Recent molecular hypothesis suggests that it could have emerged with the sister family Plenitentoria.[1]

History

The family was discovered by Mosely in 1953. It originally including the Kokiria genera, which later became its own family.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Holzenthal, Ralph W. (2011). "Plectrotarsidae". Tree of Life. Retrieved 13 April 2015.