Leuctridae
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Superfamily: | Nemouroidea |
| Family: | Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905 |
The Leuctridae are a family of stoneflies. They are known commonly as rolled-winged stoneflies[1] and needleflies.[2] This family contains at least 390 species.[3][4]
Description
[edit | edit source]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 centimeter long. 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. [citation needed]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]The species of Leuctridae have a mainly Holarctic distribution.
Systematics
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Subfamilies, tribes, and genera include:[1][4]
- Subfamily Leuctrinae Klapálek 1905
- Calileuctra Shepard & Baumann, 1995[5]
- Despaxia Ricker, 1943
- Leuctra (insect) Stephens, 1836
- Moselia Ricker, 1943
- Pachyleuctra Despax, 1929
- Paraleuctra Hanson, 1941
- Perlomyia Banks, 1906
- Pomoleuctra Stark & Kyzar, 2001[6]
- Rhopalopsole Klapálek, 1912
- Tyrrhenoleuctra Consiglio, 1957
- Zealeuctra Ricker, 1952
- Subfamily Megaleuctrinae Zwick 1973 (monotypic)
- Megaleuctra Neave, 1934
- Extinct genera
- Genus †Baltileuctra Chen, 2018 Baltic amber, Eocene
- Genus †Euroleuctra Chen, 2018 Baltic amber, Eocene
- Genus †Lycoleuctra Sinitshenkova, 1987 Glushkovo Formation, Russia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
- Genus †Rasnitsyrina Sinitshenkova, 2011 Ulaan-Ereg Formation, Mongolia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian) Khasurty locality, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
- Genus †Palaeopsole Caruso and Wichard 2011 Baltic amber, Eocene
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Leuctridae. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Qian, Y. H., Li, H. L., & Du, Y. Z. (2014). A Study of Leuctridae (Insecta: Plecoptera) from Shennongjia, Hubei Province, China. Florida Entomologist 97(2), 605-610.
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Shepard, W. D. and R. W. Baumann. 1995. Calileuctra, a new genus, and two new species of stoneflies from California (Plecoptera: Leuctridae). Great Basin Naturalist 55: 124-133.
- ^ Stark, B. P. & Kyzar, J. W. (2001). Systematics of Nearctic Paraleuctra with description of a new genus (Plecoptera: Leuctridae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 144(1), 119-135.
External links
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