Leuctridae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
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
Supercohort: Polyneoptera
Cohort: Anartioptera
Magnordo: Polyplecoptera
Superordo: Plecopterida
Ordo: Plecoptera
Subordo: Euholognatha

Familia: Leuctridae
Subfamiliae: Leuctrinae - Megaleuctrinae

Genera incertae sedis: †Baltileuctra – †Euroleuctra – †Lycoleuctra – †Rasnitsyrina
Name

Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905

References
Primary references

Template:Klapálek, 1905
Additional references

Chen, Z-T. 2018. Baltileuctra gen. nov., a new genus of Leuctridae (Insecta: Plecoptera) in Baltic amber. Zootaxa 4407(2): 281–287. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4407.2.9 Reference page.
Chen, Z-T. 2018. Description of Euroleuctra gen. nov., a new fossil genus of Leuctridae (Insecta: Plecoptera) in Eocene Baltic amber. Zootaxa 4462(2): 291–295. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4462.2.10 Paywall Reference page.

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Vernacular names
한국어: 꼬마강도래과

The Leuctridae are a family of stoneflies. They are known commonly as rolled-winged stoneflies[1] and needleflies.[2] This family contains at least 390 species.[3][4]

Description

These small stoneflies can reach a length of 5–13 mm (0.20–0.51 in), but most of the species are less than 1 centimeter long. The wings are slender and cylindrical, usually dark brown in color. At rest, the wings appear to be wrapping their bodies. The adults develop in early spring, swarm, mate, and lay the eggs in the water. The slender, yellowish larvae are herbivorous, feeding on plants and organic waste.
Distribution

The species of Leuctridae have a mainly Holarctic distribution.
Systematics
Leuctra inermis

Subfamilies, tribes, and genera include:[1][4]

Subfamily Leuctrinae Klapálek 1905
Tribe Leuctrini Klapálek 1905
Genus Calileuctra Shepard & Baumann, 1995[5]
Genus Despaxia Ricker, 1943
Genus Leuctra Stephens, 1836
Genus Moselia Ricker, 1943
Genus Pachyleuctra Despax, 1929
Genus Paraleuctra Hanson, 1941
Genus Perlomyia Banks, 1906
Genus Pomoleuctra Stark & Kyzar, 2001[6]
Genus Rhopalopsole Klapálek, 1912
Genus Zealeuctra Ricker, 1952
Tribe Tyrrhenoleuctrini
Genus Tyrrhenoleuctra Consiglio, 1957
Subfamily Megaleuctrinae Zwick 1973
Genus Megaleuctra Neave, 1934
Extinct genera
Genus †Baltileuctra Chen, 2018
Genus †Euroleuctra Chen, 2018
Genus †Lycoleuctra Sinitshenkova, 1987
Genus †Rasnitsyrina Sinitshenkova, 2011

References

Leuctridae. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Malcolm Storey. "PLECOPTERA (stoneflies)". BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK). Retrieved 28 January 2015.
Qian, Y. H., Li, H. L., & Du, Y. Z. (2014). A Study of Leuctridae (Insecta: Plecoptera) from Shennongjia, Hubei Province, China. Florida Entomologist 97(2), 605-610.
DeWalt, R.E.; Maehr, M.D.; Neu-Becker, U.; Stueber, G. (2019). "family Leuctridae". Plecoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
Shepard, W. D. and R. W. Baumann. 1995. Calileuctra, a new genus, and two new species of stoneflies from California (Plecoptera: Leuctridae). Great Basin Naturalist 55: 124-133.
Stark, B. P. & Kyzar, J. W. (2001). Systematics of Nearctic Paraleuctra with description of a new genus (Plecoptera: Leuctridae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 144(1), 119-135.