Taeniopterygidae

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Taeniopterygidae
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Recent
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unidentified species (exuvia) from the Carpathian Mountains, West Ukraine.
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Superorder: Plecopterida
Order: Plecoptera
Superfamily: Nemouroidea
Family: Taeniopterygidae
Klapálek, 1905
Subfamilies
Taeniopteryx nivalis

Taeniopterygidae are a family of stone flies with about 110 described extant species. They are commonly called willowflies or winter stoneflies and have a holarctic distribution. Adults are usually smaller than 15 mm.[1]

Genera

These 21 genera belong to the family Taeniopterygidae. The genus Taeniopteryx is in the subfamily Taeniopteryginae, and the remainder of the extant genera are in the subfamily Brachypterainae.[2][3]

Extinct genera

References

  1. ^ DeWalt, R.E.; Maehr, M.D.; Neu-Becker, U.; Stueber, G. (2019). "family Taeniopterygidae". Plecoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  2. ^ "Taeniopterygidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-11.

Further reading

  • Zhiltzova, L.A. (2006). A review of stoneflies of the family Taeniopterygidae (Plecoptera) in Russia and adjacent countries. Entomological Review 86(6):632-634. doi:10.1134/S0013873806060029
  • Baumann, Richard W.; Gaufin, Arden R.; Surdick, Rebecca F. (1977). "The stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Rocky Mountains [USA]". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. 31.

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