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Plectrocnemia

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Description

Plectrocnemia is a genus of tube maker caddisflies in the family Polycentropodidae. There are more than 120 described species in Plectrocnemia.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plectrocnemia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	1438056	https://www.gbif.org/species/1438056
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	134325	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=134325

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Trichoptera : Polycentropodidae : Plectrocnemia

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Trichoptera : Polycentropodidae : Plectrocnemia

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Holometabola
-	Aparaglossata
-	Mecopterida
superorder	Amphiesmenoptera	Kiriakoff 1948
order	Trichoptera	Kirby 1815
suborder	Annulipalpia
superfamily	Psychomyioidea	Curtis 1835
family	Polycentropodidae	Ulmer 1906
genus	Plectrocnemia	Stephens 1836

Scientific Name

Plectrocnemia Stephens, 1836

Name Published In

Ill. Brit. Ent. (Mand. 6)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Plectrocnemia	genus	belongs to Polycentropodidae	stated without evidence	Carpenter, 1992
Plectrocnemia	genus	belongs to Polycentropodidae	stated with evidence	Wichard et al., 2009

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (3.1%)

First Recorded Appearance

38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

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

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plectrocnemia

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Hydropsyche barbata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia abraracourcix species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia acanthos species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia acuminate species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia aietes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia alicatai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia altera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia anaklima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia anaktiga species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia angulata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia appennina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia appensata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia arphachad species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia asuana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia aurea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia aureola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia australica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia australis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia baculifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia banksi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia barbata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		15	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia bifurcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia brevis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia caudata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia cevennensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia chinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia cinerea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia clavata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia clinei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia complex species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia conjuncta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia conspersa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia corsicana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia crassicornis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia dichotoma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia dissecta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia distincta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia eber species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia eccingoma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia excavata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia eximia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia forcipata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia furcata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia galloisi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia geniculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia gryphalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia hajastanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia hoenei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia huangi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia icula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia incompleta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia inflata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia intermedia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia jonam species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia kainam species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia kalachorum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia kisbelai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia kusnezovi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia kydon species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia lacuna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia laetabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia lata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		18	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia latiformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia latissima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia limosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia macilenta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia maclachlani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia manicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia maoerensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia minima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia mojkovacensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia monacanthus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia munitalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia nagayamai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia nascotia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia nastigermania ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia navasi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia norikurana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia novokshonovi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia obliquofasciata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia okiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia ondakeana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia paulseni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia pectinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia plicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia potchina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia praestans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia prismatica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia protensa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia punjabica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia remota species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia renetta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia resa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia rizeiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia rostrata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia salah species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia scapulosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia scruposa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia simplicissima ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia singularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia sinualis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia sinyajevi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia sitahoana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia smiljae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia smithae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia spinigera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia spinosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia subsequa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia synthesia ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia tochimotoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia tortosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia triangularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia triangulata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia tsukuiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia tubulosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia tuhuae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia ucrainica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia uncata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia unculiformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia variegata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia varigoria ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia varouna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia ventralis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia victori ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plectrocnemia vigilatrix species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia weedi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia wui species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectrocnemia yunnanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Polycentropus latus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1836	Plectrocnemia Stephens p. 168
1992	Plectrocnemia Carpenter
2009	Plectrocnemia Wichard et al. p. 296
2011	Plectrocnemia Chamorro and Holzenthal p. 237
2014	Plectrocnemia Sukatsheva p. 330
2019	Plectrocnemia Melnitsky and Ivanov p. 506

References

Carpenter F. M. (1992) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4, 1-655

Wichard W., Gröhn C., et al (2009) , Aquatic Insects in Baltic Amber, 1-335

Chamorro M. L., Holzenthal R. W. (2011) Phylogeny of Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903 (Trichoptera: Annulipalpia: Psychomyioidea) inferred from larval, pupal and adult characters, Invertebrate Systematics 25, 219-253

Sukatsheva I. D. (2014) Caddis-flies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from the Insect Limestone (Bembridge Marls, Late Eocene) of the Isle of Wight, UK, Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 104, 327-333

Melnitsky S. I., Ivanov V. D. (2019) New species of caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from V.A. Gusakov collection, Paleontological Journal 53, 506-510

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Ill. Brit. Ent. (Mand. 6) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Higler, L.W.G. (2005) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Edington, J.M. & Hildrew, A.G. (1995) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Jonsell M (2004) Trichoptera - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

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