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Philorheithridae

Philorheithridae is a family of caddisflies in the order Trichoptera. There are about 8 genera and more than 20 described species in Philorheithridae.

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Philorheithridae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Infraorder: Brevitentoria
Family: Philorheithridae
Mosely 1936

Philorheithridae is a family of caddisflies in the order Trichoptera. There are about 8 genera and more than 20 described species in Philorheithridae.123

Genera

These eight genera belong to the family Philorheithridae:

  • Aphilorheithrus Mosely, 1936
  • Austrheithrus Mosely, 1953
  • Kosrheithrus Mosely, 1953
  • Mystacopsyche Schmid, 1955
  • Philorheithrus Hare, 1910
  • Psilopsyche Ulmer, 1907
  • Ramiheithrus Neboiss, 1974
  • Tasmanthrus Mosely, 1936
References

References

  1. "Philorheithridae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  2. "Philorheithridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  3. Morse, John C. (2019). "Trichoptera World Checklist". International Symposia on Trichoptera. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2019-07-02.