Taeniopterygidae

Taeniopterygidae Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
unidentified species (exuvia) from the Carpathian Mountains, West Ukraine.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Cohort:	Polyneoptera
Order:	Plecoptera
Superfamily:	Nemouroidea
Family:	Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905
Subfamilies
Brachypterainae Zwick, 1973 Taeniopteryginae Klapálek, 1905

Taeniopteryx nivalis

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]

Subfamilies and genera

The genus Taeniopteryx is in the subfamily Taeniopteryginae, and the remainder of the extant genera are in the subfamily Brachypterainae.[2][3]

Brachypterainae

Authority: Zwick, 1973

1. † Balticopteryx Chen, 2018 (1 species) Baltic amber, Eocene
2. Bolotoperla Ricker & Ross, 1975
3. Brachyptera Newport, 1848
4. Doddsia Needham & Claassen, 1925
5. Kohnoperla Ricker & Ross, 1975
6. Kyphopteryx Kimmins, 1947
7. † Liaotaenionema Liu, Ren & Sinitshenkova, 2008 (1 species) Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
8. Mesyatsia Ricker & Ross, 1975
9. Obipteryx Okamoto, 1922
10. Oemopteryx Klapálek, 1902
11. Okamotoperla Ricker & Ross, 1975
12. Rhabdiopteryx Klapálek, 1902
13. Strophopteryx Frison, 1929
14. Taenionema Banks, 1905

Taeniopteryginae Klapálek, 1905

1. Taeniopteryx Pictet, 1841

Extinct genera

• † 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

1. "Family Taeniopterygidae information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
2. 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.
3. "Taeniopterygidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-11.

Further reading

• 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.