Polyplectropus

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

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

Taxonomy

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

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species

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