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Polyplectropus

Polyplectropus is a genus of caddisflies belonging to the family Polycentropodidae.[1]

Polyplectropus
Unknown species of Polyplectropus seen in Auckland, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Polycentropodidae
Genus: Polyplectropus
Ulmer, 1905
Species[1]

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Taxonomy

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The genus was first identified in 1905 by German entomologist Georg Ulmer, who named P. flavicornis the type species.[2] In 2010, the genus Eodipseudopsis Marlier, 1959 was synonymised with Polyplectropus.[3]

Distribution

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The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Polyplectropus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ Ulmer, Georg (1905). "Zur Kenntiniss aussereuropaischer Trichoptera (Neuer Trichoptern des Hamburger und Stettiner Museums und des zoologischen Instituts in Halle, nebst Beschreibungen einiger Typen Kolensti's und Burmeister's.)". Entomologische Zeitung (in German). 66 (1): 3–119. Wikidata Q129068048.
  3. ^ Oláh, János; Johanson, Kjell Arne (23 April 2010). "Generic review of Polycentropodidae with description of 32 new species and 19 new species records from the Oriental, Australian and Afrotropical Biogeographical Regions". Zootaxa. 2435 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.2435.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97515525.
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