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Leuctridae

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Leuctridae
Temporal range: Tithonian–Recent
Leuctridae sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
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

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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

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The species of Leuctridae have a mainly Holarctic distribution.

Systematics

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Leuctra inermis

Subfamilies, tribes, and genera include:[1][4]

  1. Calileuctra Shepard & Baumann, 1995[5]
  2. Despaxia Ricker, 1943
  3. Leuctra (insect) Stephens, 1836
  4. Moselia Ricker, 1943
  5. Pachyleuctra Despax, 1929
  6. Paraleuctra Hanson, 1941
  7. Perlomyia Banks, 1906
  8. Pomoleuctra Stark & Kyzar, 2001[6]
  9. Rhopalopsole Klapálek, 1912
  10. Tyrrhenoleuctra Consiglio, 1957
  11. Zealeuctra Ricker, 1952
  • Subfamily Megaleuctrinae Zwick 1973 (monotypic)
  1. Megaleuctra Neave, 1934

References

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  1. ^ a b Leuctridae. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  2. ^ Malcolm Storey. "PLECOPTERA (stoneflies)". BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK). Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b DeWalt, R.E.; Maehr, M.D.; Neu-Becker, U.; Stueber, G. (2019). "family Leuctridae". Plecoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
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