The Hydrobiosidae are a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
caddisflies
The caddisflies, or order Trichoptera, are a group of insects with aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. There are approximately 14,500 described species, most of which can be divided into the suborders Integripalpia and Annulipalpia on the ...
in the insect order
Trichoptera
The caddisflies, or order Trichoptera, are a group of insects with aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. There are approximately 14,500 described species, most of which can be divided into the suborders Integripalpia and Annulipalpia on the b ...
. The family contains two subfamilies with about 50 genera.
[Kjer, Karl. 2010. Hydrobiosidae. Version 20 July 2010 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Hydrobiosidae/14585/2010.07.20 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/]
References
Trichoptera families
Spicipalpia
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