The Leuctridae are a family of stoneflies. They are known commonly as rolled-winged stonefliesLeuctridae.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). and needleflies. This family contains at least 390 species.

Description

These small stoneflies can reach a length of , but most of the species are less than 1 centimeter long. The wings are slender and cylindrical, usually dark brown in color. At rest, the wings appear to be wrapping their bodies. The adults develop in early spring, swarm, mate, and lay the eggs in the water. The slender, yellowish larvae are herbivorous, feeding on plants and organic waste.

Distribution

The species of Leuctridae have a mainly

Holarctic The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical reg ...

distribution.

Systematics

Subfamilies, tribes, and genera include: * Subfamily Leuctrinae Klapálek 1905 ** Tribe Leuctrini Klapálek 1905 *** Genus '' Calileuctra'' Shepard & Baumann, 1995 *** Genus '' Despaxia'' Ricker, 1943 *** Genus ''

Leuctra Leuctra or Leuktra ( grc, τὰ Λεῦκτρα, tà Leûktra, grc, τὸ Λεῦκτρον, tò Leûktron, label=none ) was a village of ancient Boeotia, situated on the road from Thespiae to Plataea, and in the territory of the former city. I ...

'' Stephens, 1836 *** Genus '' Moselia'' Ricker, 1943 *** Genus '' Pachyleuctra'' Despax, 1929 *** Genus '' Paraleuctra'' Hanson, 1941 *** Genus '' Perlomyia'' Banks, 1906 *** Genus '' Pomoleuctra'' Stark & Kyzar, 2001Stark, B. P. & Kyzar, J. W. (2001)
Systematics of Nearctic Paraleuctra with description of a new genus (Plecoptera: Leuctridae).
''Tijdschrift voor Entomologie'', 144(1), 119-135. *** Genus '' Rhopalopsole'' Klapálek, 1912 *** Genus '' Zealeuctra'' Ricker, 1952 ** Tribe Tyrrhenoleuctrini *** Genus '' Tyrrhenoleuctra'' Consiglio, 1957 * Subfamily Megaleuctrinae Zwick 1973 ** Genus '' Megaleuctra'' Neave, 1934 * Extinct genera ** Genus †'' Baltileuctra'' Chen, 2018

Baltic amber The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than ...

Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', " ...

** Genus †'' Euroleuctra'' Chen, 2018 Baltic amber, Eocene ** Genus †'' Lycoleuctra'' Sinitshenkova, 1987 Glushkovo Formation, Russia, Late Jurassic ( Tithonian) ** Genus †'' Rasnitsyrina'' Sinitshenkova, 2011 Ulaan-Ereg Formation, Mongolia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian) Khasurty, Russia, Early Cretaceous ( Aptian) ** Genus †'' Palaeopsole'' Caruso and Wichard 2011 Baltic amber, Eocene

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