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Brachycentridae

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Brachycentridae
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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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Distribution

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

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

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

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