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Xiphocentronidae

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Trichoptera

Superfamily
  
Hydropsychoidea

Higher classification
  
Hydropsychoidea

Phylum
  
Suborder
  
Scientific name
  
Xiphocentronidae

Rank
  
Family

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Lower classifications
  
Xiphocentroninae, Proxiphocentroninae

The Xiphocentronidae are a family of caddisflies. It has previously been treated as a subfamily of Psychomyiidae, and has a broad distribution, including parts of Asia, Central Africa and the Americas. It contains seven genera, in two subfamilies:

Proxiphocentroninae Schmid, 1982 
  • Proxiphocentron Schmid, 1982
  • Xiphocentroninae Ross, 1949 
  • Abaria Mosely, 1948
  • Cnodocentron Schmid, 1982
  • Drepanocentron Schmid, 1982
  • Machairocentron Schmid, 1982
  • Melanotrichia Ulmer, 1906
  • Xiphocentron Brauer, 1870
  • References

    Xiphocentronidae Wikipedia


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