Pisuliidae

Pisuliidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
(unranked): Endopterygota
Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Pisuliidae
Genera
  • Pisulia
  • Silvatares

Pisuliidae is a small family of insect in the order Trichoptera found in tropical Africa and Madagascar. It was considered a family by Ross (1967). It consists of two genera: Pisulia (with six species) and Silvatares (with ten species). Silvatares was originally classified as Calamoceratidae. The family classification was revised by Stoltze (1987).[1]

References

  1. Holzenthal, Ralph W. (2010). "Pisuliidae". Tree of Life. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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