Phryganeidae is a family of giant caddisflies in the 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 ...

. There are about 16 genera and at least 80 described species in Phryganeidae. The

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal f ...

for Phryganeidae is ''

Phryganea ''Phryganea'' is a genus of giant casemakers in the family Phryganeidae. There are about 13 described species in the genus. The type species for Phryganea is ''Phryganea grandis ''Phryganea'' is a genus of giant casemakers in the fami ...

'' C. Linnaeus, 1758.

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