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Leptoceridae
| Description | The family Leptoceridae are a family of caddisflies often called "long-horned caddisflies". Leptoceridae is the second largest family of caddisflies with more than 1500 species in around 45 genera. The main identifying feature of most Leptoceridae is that their antennae are longer than those of other caddisflies. There is one genus with short antennae (Ceraclea), but it is easily identified by the pair of dark curved lines on the mesonotum. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptoceridae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Trichoptera : Leptoceridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Trichoptera : Leptoceridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common Name | long-horned caddisfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Leptoceridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 17 (30%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. M. Carpenter. 1992. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4:1-655 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Long-horn Caddisflies, Långhornssländor, Long-horned Caddisfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptoceridae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Leptocerinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 33 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Leptorussinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Triplectidinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Achoropsyche genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Adicella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amazonatolica genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amphoropsyche genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atanatolica genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Athripsodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Axiocerina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Blyzophilus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brachysetodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ceraclea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ceraclea genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Condocerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Creterotesis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Electroadicella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Electroleptorussa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Electrotriaenodes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Erotesis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Fernandoschmidia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gracilipsodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Grumichella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hemileptocerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Homilia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hudsonema genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lectrides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptecho genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptoceriella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptocerina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptorussa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Magadacerina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mystacides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nectopsyche genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Neoathripsodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nietnerella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Notalina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Notoperata genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oecetis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Parasetodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Perissomyia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Poecilopsyche genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Praeathripsodes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Prodontocerum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
| Ptochoecetis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Russobex genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sericodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Setodes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Siberoclea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Symphitoneuria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tagalopsyche genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Triaenodella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Triaenodes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Trichosetodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Triplectides genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Triplectidina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Triplexa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Triplexina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Westriplectes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ylodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1815 | Leptoceridae Leach p. 136 |
| 1992 | Leptoceridae Carpenter |
| 2009 | Leptoceridae Wichard et al. p. 298 |
| 2013 | Leptoceridae Wichard p. 142 |
| 2017 | Leptoceridae Ivanov and Melnitsky p. 128 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
