Philopotamoidea is a paraphyletic superfamily of caddisflies, containing two families: the Philopotamidae, and the Stenopsychidae.[1][2]

Philopotamoidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Suborder: Annulipalpia
Superfamily: Philopotamoidea
Stephens, 1829
Families

Philopotamidae
Stenopsychidae

References edit

  1. ^ Holzenthal, Ralph W.; Blahnik, Roger J.; Kjer, Karl M.; Prather, Aysha L. (2006). "An update on the phylogeny of caddisflies (Trichoptera)" (PDF). Proceedings of the XIIth International Symposium on Trichoptera: 144.
  2. ^ Kubiak, Martin; Felix, Beckmann; Frank, Friedrich (23 Dec 2015). "The adult head of the annulipalpian caddisfly Philopotamus ludificatus McLachlan, 1878 (Philopotamidae), mouthpart homologies, and implications on the ground plan of Trichoptera". Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny. 73 (3). Senckenberg: 352. S2CID 260273058.