Leptoceridae

Leptoceridae

Taxobox
name = Leptoceridae


image_caption = "Leptocerus interruptus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Trichoptera
subordo = Integripalpia
superfamilia = Leptoceroidea
familia = Leptoceridae
familia_authority = Leach in Brewster, 1815
subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
subdivision =
Leptocerinae
Triplectidinae

The family Leptoceridae are a family of caddisflies often called "long-horned caddisflies". Leptoceridae is the second largest family of caddisflies with more than 1500 species in around 45 genera. [cite journal | journal = Zootaxa | quotes=no |url = http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00621f.pdf | volume = 621 | year = 2004 | pages = 1–16 | title = A new genus of long-horned caddisfly from the Amazon basin (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae: Grumichellini) | author = Holzenthal & Oliveira Pes] The main identifying feature of most Leptoceridae is that their antennae are longer than those of other caddisflies. There is one genus with short antennae, but it is easily identified by the pair of dark curved lines on the mesonotum.

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