Brachycentridae is a family of humpless casemaker caddisflies in the order Trichoptera. It is found in North America, Europe, and Asia. Georg Ulmer first described it in Germany in 1903 as a subfamily of Sericostomatidae.[1] The type genus for Brachycentridae is Brachycentrus J. Curtis, 1834.[2]
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| Brachycentrus sp. larva in case | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Superfamily: | Phryganeoidea |
| Family: | Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903 |
Distribution edit
The family Brachycentridae contains at least 100 species in about 8 genera. The genera Adicrophelps and Amiocentrus are found near the Arctic circle. Species of the genera Doliocentrus and Eorbachycentrus are found in southeastern Siberia and Japan and western North America respectively.[3]
Larvae edit
Most species' larvae make cases using plant or rock material. Several others make it out of silk. A few species' larvae in Brachycentrus form cases in the water with hairs sticking out to absorb food from the water.[3]
Genera edit
These eight genera belong to the family Brachycentridae:
- Adicrophleps Flint, 1965 i c g b
- Amiocentrus Ross, 1938 i c g b
- Baissoplectrum Ivanov, 2006 g
- Brachycentrus Curtis, 1834 i c g b
- Dolichocentrus Martynov, 1935 i c g
- Eobrachycentrus Wiggins, 1965 i c g
- Hummeliella Forsslund, 1936 i c g
- Micrasema McLachlan, 1876 i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]
References edit
- ^ Ulmer, p. 18.
- ^ a b "Brachycentridae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ a b Wiggins, p. 292.
- ^ "Browse Brachycentridae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "Brachycentridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "Brachycentridae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
Bibliography edit
- Ulmer, G. (1903) Ueber die Metamorphose der Trichopteren.(in German) Hamburg, Germany: Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen.
- Wiggins, G. B. (2004) Caddisflies: the underwater architects. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
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