Leuctridae
{{Short description|Family of stoneflies}}
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The Leuctridae are a family of stoneflies. They are known commonly as rolled-winged stoneflies[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=102840 Leuctridae.] Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). and needleflies.{{cite web |url=http://www.bioimages.org.uk/html/Plecoptera.htm |title=PLECOPTERA (stoneflies) |author=Malcolm Storey |date= |website=BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK) |accessdate= 28 January 2015}} This family contains at least 390 species.Qian, Y. H., Li, H. L., & Du, Y. Z. (2014). [http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1653/024.097.0236 A Study of Leuctridae (Insecta: Plecoptera) from Shennongjia, Hubei Province, China.] Florida Entomologist 97(2), 605-610.
Description
These small stoneflies can reach a length of {{convert|5|-|13|mm|abbr=on}}, 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. {{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole paragraph|date=March 2016}}
Distribution
The species of Leuctridae have a mainly Holarctic distribution.
Systematics
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Subfamilies, tribes, and genera include:
- Subfamily Leuctrinae Klapálek 1905
- Calileuctra Shepard & Baumann, 1995Shepard, W. D. and R. W. Baumann. 1995. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/41712876?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Calileuctra, a new genus, and two new species of stoneflies from California (Plecoptera: Leuctridae).] Great Basin Naturalist 55: 124-133.
- Despaxia Ricker, 1943
- Leuctra (insect) Stephens, 1836
- Moselia Ricker, 1943
- Pachyleuctra Despax, 1929
- Paraleuctra Hanson, 1941
- Perlomyia Banks, 1906
- Pomoleuctra Stark & Kyzar, 2001Stark, B. P. & Kyzar, J. W. (2001). [http://www.nev.nl/tve/pdf/te0144119.pdf Systematics of Nearctic Paraleuctra with description of a new genus (Plecoptera: Leuctridae).] Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 144(1), 119-135.
- Rhopalopsole Klapálek, 1912
- Tyrrhenoleuctra Consiglio, 1957
- Zealeuctra Ricker, 1952
- Subfamily Megaleuctrinae Zwick 1973 (monotypic)
- Megaleuctra Neave, 1934
- Extinct genera
- Genus †Baltileuctra Chen, 2018 Baltic amber, Eocene
- Genus †Euroleuctra Chen, 2018 Baltic amber, Eocene
- Genus †Lycoleuctra Sinitshenkova, 1987 Glushkovo Formation, Russia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
- Genus †Rasnitsyrina Sinitshenkova, 2011 Ulaan-Ereg Formation, Mongolia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian) Khasurty, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
- Genus †Palaeopsole Caruso and Wichard 2011 Baltic amber, Eocene
References
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| title = family Leuctridae
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| last1 = DeWalt | first1 = R.E.
| last2 = Maehr | first2 = M.D.
| last3 = Neu-Becker | first3 = U.
| last4 = Stueber | first4 = G.
| url = http://plecoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1154812
| website = Plecoptera species file online, Version 5.0
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External links
- [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id16944/ Biolib]
- [http://tolweb.org/Leuctridae Tree of Life]
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