Oeconesidae
Oeconesidae | |
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Oeconesus maori, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Trichoptera |
Family: | Oeconesidae Tillyard, 1921 |
Oeconesidae is a family of caddisflies in the order Trichoptera. There are about 6 genera and 19 described species in Oeconesidae, found mainly in New Zealand. A single species, Tascuna ignota, is found in Tasmania.[1][2][3][4]
Taxonomy
[edit]Oeconesidae was first described by Robert John Tillyard in 1921. Tillyard designated Oeconesus as the type genus of the family.[5][6]
Genera
[edit]These six genera belong to the family Oeconesidae:
- Oeconesus McLachlan, 1862
- Pseudoeconesus McLachlan, 1894
- Tarapsyche McFarlane, 1960
- Tascuna Neboiss, 1975
- Zelandopsyche Tillyard, 1921
- Zepsyche McFarlane, 1960
References
[edit]- ^ "Oeconesidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ Ward, John. Checklist of the New Zealand Trichoptera (Caddis) (PDF) (Report). Canterbury Museum, National Centre for Aquatic Biodiversity and Biosecurity. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ Morse, John C. (2019). "Trichoptera World Checklist". International Symposia on Trichoptera. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "Tascuna ignota Neboiss, 1975". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ Tillyard, R. J. (1921). "Studies of New Zealand Trichoptera, or Caddis-flies: No. 1, Description of a New Genus and Species belonging to the Family Sericostomatidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 53: 346–350. ISSN 1176-6166. Wikidata Q128791036.
- ^ Neboiss, A. (June 1975). "The family Oeconesidae (Trichoptera) from New Zealand and Tasmania". Australian Entomological Magazine. 2 (4): 79–84. ISSN 0311-1881. Wikidata Q100149604.