Brachycentridae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Trichoptera
Subordo: Integripalpia
Superfamilia: Limnephiloidea
Familia: Brachycentridae
Genera: Adicrophleps - Amiocentrus - Brachycentrus - Dolichocentrus - Eobrachycentrus - Hummeliella - Micrasema - Tsudaea
Name

Brachycentridae Ulmer 1903
References

Cianficconi, F. & M. González, 2009: New taxonomic status for Micrasema setiferum dolcinii Botosaneanu & Moretti, 1986 and first description of its larva (Trichoptera, Brachycentridae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitung 56 (1): 133–136. DOI: 10.1002/mmnd.200900011. Abstract: [1].
Nozaki, T. 2009: Tsudaea, a new genus of Brachycentridae (Trichoptera) from Japan. Zootaxa, 2131: 54–64. PDF
Nozaki, T. 2017. Discovery in Japan of the second species of the genus Dolichocentrus Martynov (Trichoptera: Brachycentridae). Zootaxa 4227(4): 554–562. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4227.4.5. Full article (PDF) Reference page.

Vernacular names
中文: 短石蛾科

Brachycentridae is a family of humpless casemaker caddisflies in the order Trichoptera. It is found in North America, Europe, and Asia. Georg Ulmer first described it in Germany in 1903 as a subfamily of Sericostomatidae.[1] The type genus for Brachycentridae is Brachycentrus J. Curtis, 1834.[2]

Distribution

The family Brachycentridae contains at least 100 species in about 8 genera. The genera Adicrophelps and Amiocentrus are found near the Arctic circle. Doliocentrus and Eorbachycentrus are found in southeastern Siberia and Japan and Western North America respectively.[3]
Larvae

Most species' larvae make cases using plant or rock material. Several others make it out of silk. A few species' larvae in Brachycentrus form cases in the water with hairs sticking out to absorb food from the water.[3]
Genera

These eight genera belong to the family Brachycentridae:

Adicrophleps Flint, 1965 i c g b
Amiocentrus Ross, 1938 i c g b
Baissoplectrum Ivanov, 2006 g
Brachycentrus Curtis, 1834 i c g b
Dolichocentrus Martynov, 1935 i c g
Eobrachycentrus Wiggins, 1965 i c g
Hummeliella Forsslund, 1936 i c g
Micrasema McLachlan, 1876 i c g b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]
References

Ulmer, p. 18.
"Brachycentridae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
Wiggins, p. 292.
"Browse Brachycentridae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
"Brachycentridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

"Brachycentridae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

Bibliography

Ulmer, G. (1903) Ueber die Metamorphose der Trichopteren.(in German) Hamburg, Germany: Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen.
Wiggins, G. B. (2004) Caddisflies: the underwater architects. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.