Oeconesidae

Oeconesidae
Oeconesus maori, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Oeconesidae was first described by Robert John Tillyard in 1921. Tillyard designated Oeconesus as the type genus of the family.[5][6]

Genera

These six genera belong to the family Oeconesidae:

References

  1. ^ "Oeconesidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  2. ^ Ward, John. Checklist of the New Zealand Trichoptera (Caddis) (PDF) (Report). Canterbury Museum, National Centre for Aquatic Biodiversity and Biosecurity. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  3. ^ Morse, John C. (2019). "Trichoptera World Checklist". International Symposia on Trichoptera. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ "Tascuna ignota Neboiss, 1975". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.


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