Leptocerus
| Leptocerus | |
|---|---|
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| Leptocerus interruptus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Leptoceridae |
| Genus: | Leptocerus Leach in Brewster, 1815 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 120 species | |
Leptocerus is a genus of long-horned caddisflies in the family Leptoceridae. There are at least 120 described species in Leptocerus.[1][2][3]
The type species for Leptocerus is Phryganea interrupta J.C. Fabricius.[1]
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Leptocerus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Leptocerus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Leptocerus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Houghton, D.C.; DeWalt, R.E.; Pytel, A.J.; Brandin, C.M.; et al. (2018). "Updated checklist of the Michigan (USA) caddisflies, with regional and habitat affinities". ZooKeys. 730. doi:10.3897/zookeys.730.21776.
- Merritt, Richard W.; Cummins, Kenneth W., eds. (2008). An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America (3rd ed.). Kendall/Hunt. ISBN 978-0787232412.
- Wiggins, Glenn B. (1996). Larvae of the North American caddisfly genera (Trichoptera). ISBN 978-1442655065.
External links
Media related to Leptocerus at Wikimedia Commons
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