Taeniopterygidae are a family of stone flies with about 110 described extant species. They are commonly called willowflies or winter stoneflies and have a holarctic distribution. Adults are usually smaller than 15 mm.[1]
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| unidentified species (exuvia) from the Carpathian Mountains, West Ukraine. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Cohort: | Polyneoptera |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Superfamily: | Nemouroidea |
| Family: | Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905 |
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Subfamilies and genera
editThe genus Taeniopteryx is in the subfamily Taeniopteryginae, and the remainder of the extant genera are in the subfamily Brachypterainae.[2][3]
Brachypterainae
editAuthority: Zwick, 1973
- † Balticopteryx Chen, 2018 (1 species) Baltic amber, Eocene
- Bolotoperla Ricker & Ross, 1975
- Brachyptera Newport, 1848
- Doddsia Needham & Claassen, 1925
- Kohnoperla Ricker & Ross, 1975
- Kyphopteryx Kimmins, 1947
- † Liaotaenionema Liu, Ren & Sinitshenkova, 2008 (1 species) Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
- Mesyatsia Ricker & Ross, 1975
- Obipteryx Okamoto, 1922
- Oemopteryx Klapálek, 1902
- Okamotoperla Ricker & Ross, 1975
- Rhabdiopteryx Klapálek, 1902
- Strophopteryx Frison, 1929
- Taenionema Banks, 1905
- Taeniopteryginae Klapálek, 1905
- Taeniopteryx Pictet, 1841
Extinct genera
edit- † Gurvanopteryx Sinitshenkova, 1986 (2 species) Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
- † Jurataenionema Liu & Ren, 2007 (3 species) Daohugou, China, Middle/Late Jurassic Khasurty, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
- † Mengitaenioptera Liu & Ren, 2008 (1 species) Daohugou, China, Middle/Late Jurassic
- † Noviramonemoura Liu & Ren, 2008 (1 species) Daohugou, China, Middle/Late Jurassic
- † Positopteryx Sinitshenkova, 1987 (1 species) Glushkovo Formation, Russia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
- † Protaenionema Liu & Shih, 2007 (1 species) Daohugou, China, Middle/Late Jurassic
References
edit- ^ "Family Taeniopterygidae information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ DeWalt, R.E.; Maehr, M.D.; Neu-Becker, U.; Stueber, G. (2019). "family Taeniopterygidae". Plecoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "Taeniopterygidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
Further reading
edit- Zhiltzova, L.A. (2006). A review of stoneflies of the family Taeniopterygidae (Plecoptera) in Russia and adjacent countries. Entomological Review 86(6):632-634. doi:10.1134/S0013873806060029
- Baumann, Richard W.; Gaufin, Arden R.; Surdick, Rebecca F. (1977). "The stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Rocky Mountains [USA]". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. 31.