- Aenictopecheidae
Taxobox
name = Aenictopecheidae
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Hemiptera
subordo =Heteroptera
infraordo =Enicocephalomorpha
superfamilia =Enicocephaloidea
familia = AenictopecheidaeAenictopecheidae is a rare family of
insect s containing only a few species, including a single American species, "Boreostolus americanus". This species lives under large, flat stones and sandy substrates along mountain streams in Oregon, Washington, and Colorado. It is 5 mm long and occurs in both themacropterous andbrachypterous condition. It is assumed to be predaceous. [Triplehorn, C. and Johnson, N.: "Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects, 7th Ed.", page 288. Brooks/Cole, 2005.]Notes
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