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Taeniopterygidae are a family of stone flies with about 110 described extant species. They are commonly called willowflies or winter stoneflies and have a
Taeniopterygidae are a family of stone flies with about 110 described extant species. They are commonly called willowflies or winter stoneflies and have a 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. Adults are usually smaller than 15 mm.
Genera
These 21 genera belong to the family Taeniopterygidae. The genus Taeniopteryx is in the subfamily Taeniopteryginae, and the remainder of the extant genera are in the subfamily Brachypterainae. * '' Bolotoperla'' Ricker & Ross, 1975 * '' Brachyptera'' Newport, 1848 * '' Doddsia'' Needham & Claassen, 1925 * '' Kohnoperla'' Ricker & Ross, 1975 * '' Kyphopteryx'' Kimmins, 1947 * '' Mesyatsia'' Ricker & Ross, 1975 * '' Obipteryx'' Okamoto, 1922 * '' Oemopteryx'' Klapálek, 1902 * '' Okamotoperla'' Ricker & Ross, 1975 * '' Rhabdiopteryx'' Klapálek, 1902 * '' Strophopteryx'' Frison, 1929 * '' Taenionema'' Banks, 1905 * '' Taeniopteryx'' Pictet, 1841Extinct genera
* † '' Balticopteryx'' Chen, 2018 (1 species)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'', " ...
* † '' Gurvanopteryx'' Sinitshenkova, 1986 (2 species) Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia, Early Cretaceous ( Aptian)
* † '' Jurataenionema'' Liu & Ren, 2007 (3 species) Daohugou, China, Middle/Late Jurassic Khasurty, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
* † '' Liaotaenionema'' Liu, Ren & Sinitshenkova, 2008 (1 species) Yixian Formation
The Yixian Formation (; formerly transcribed as Yihsien Formation) is a geological formation in Jinzhou, Liaoning, People's Republic of China, that spans the late Barremian and early Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous. It is known for its exq ...
, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
* † '' Mengitaenioptera'' Liu & Ren, 2008 (1 species) Daohugou, China, Middle/Late Jurassic
* † '' Noviramonemoura'' Liu & Ren, 2008 (1 species) Daohugou, China, Middle/Late Jurassic
* † '' Positopteryx'' Sinitshenkova, 1987 (1 species) Glushkovo Formation, Russia, Late Jurassic ( Tithonian)
* † '' Protaenionema'' Liu & Shih, 2007 (1 species) Daohugou, China, Middle/Late Jurassic
References
Further reading
* Zhiltzova, L.A. (2006). A review of stoneflies of the family Taeniopterygidae (Plecoptera) in Russia and adjacent countries. ''Entomological Review'' 86(6):632-634. * Plecoptera families {{Plecoptera-stub