Xiphocentronidae
Sign in to saveThe Xiphocentronidae are a family of caddisflies. It has previously been treated as a subfamily of Psychomyiidae, and has a broad distribution, including parts of Asia, Central Africa and the Americas. It contains nine genera, in three subfamilies: Since the subgenus Cnodocentron (Caenocentron) was elevated to genus level; and the Cretaceous fossil genus Palerasnitsynus was moved from Psychomyiidae to a new subfamily within Xiphocentronidae.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderTrichoptera
- FamilyXiphocentronidae
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- 5
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- Xiphocentronidae
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- MNA, INHS
- Recorded in
- United States, Malaysia, Mexico
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The Xiphocentronidae are a family of caddisflies. It has previously been treated as a subfamily of Psychomyiidae, and has a broad distribution, including parts of Asia, Central Africa and the Americas. It contains nine genera, in three subfamilies: Since the subgenus Cnodocentron (Caenocentron) was elevated to genus level; and the Cretaceous fossil genus Palerasnitsynus was moved from Psychomyiidae to a new subfamily within Xiphocentronidae.
† Palerasnitsyninae Wichard, 2023 Palerasnitsynus Wichard, Ross & Ross, 2011
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