Leptocerus

Leptocerus
Leptocerus interruptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Trichoptera
Family:Leptoceridae
Genus:Leptocerus
Leach in Brewster, 1815
Diversity
at least 120 species

Leptocerus is a genus of long-horned caddisflies in the family Leptoceridae. There are at least 120 described species in Leptocerus.[1][2][3]

The type species for Leptocerus is Phryganea interrupta J.C. Fabricius.[1]

Leptocerus tineiformis

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Leptocerus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. ↑ "Leptocerus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. ↑ "Leptocerus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-24.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Houghton, D.C.; DeWalt, R.E.; Pytel, A.J.; Brandin, C.M.; et al. (2018). "Updated checklist of the Michigan (USA) caddisflies, with regional and habitat affinities". ZooKeys. 730. doi:10.3897/zookeys.730.21776.
  • Merritt, Richard W.; Cummins, Kenneth W., eds. (2008). An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America (3rd ed.). Kendall/Hunt. ISBN 978-0787232412.
  • Wiggins, Glenn B. (1996). Larvae of the North American caddisfly genera (Trichoptera). ISBN 978-1442655065.

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