Macronematinae is a subfamily level taxon consisting of net-spinning
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 b ...
whose larvae use webs to catch prey drifting in flowing waterways.
[Eaton, Eric R. & Kaufman, Kenn. Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. New York:Houghton Mifflin Publ. 2007, p 56.] It is part of the
Animalia
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in ...
kingdom and was catalogued by Ulmer in 1905.
References
External links
* http://www.econinjas.com/life/tsn598226
Trichoptera subfamilies
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