Plectrotarsidae
| Plectrotarsidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Subclass: | Pterygota |
| Infraclass: | Neoptera |
| (unranked): | Endopterygota |
| Superorder: | Amphiesmenoptera |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Plectrotarsidae |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Holzenthal, Ralph W. (2011). "Plectrotarsidae". Tree of Life. Retrieved 13 April 2015.