Dicosmoecinae Explained

Dicosmoecinae is a subfamily of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are about 19 genera and at least 80 described species in Dicosmoecinae.

The type genus for Dicosmoecinae is Dicosmoecus R. McLachlan, 1875.

Genera

These 19 genera belong to the subfamily Dicosmoecinae:

• Allocosmoecus Banks, 1943

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• Amphicosmoecus Schmid, 1955

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• Anomalocosmoecus Schmid, 1957

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• Antarctoecia Ulmer, 1907

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• Archaeophylax Kimmins in Mosely & Kimmins, 1953

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• Austrocosmoecus Schmid, 1955

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• Cryptochia Ross, 1950

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• Dicosmoecus McLachlan, 1875

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• Ecclisocosmoecus Schmid, 1964

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• Ecclisomyia Banks, 1907

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• Eocosmoecus Wiggins & Richardson, 1989

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• Evanophanes Banks, 1940

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• Ironoquia Banks, 1916

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• Metacosmoecus Schmid, 1955

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• Monocosmoecus Ulmer, 1906

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• Nothopsyche Banks, 1906

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• Onocosmoecus Banks, 1943

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• Platycosmoecus Schmid, 1964

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• Verger Navas, 1918

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Further reading

• Book: An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. 2008. Merritt . Richard W.. Cummins . Kenneth W.. Kendall/Hunt. 978-0787232412.
• Updated checklist of the Michigan (USA) caddisflies, with regional and habitat affinities. 2018. Houghton . D. C.. DeWalt . R. E.. Pytel . A. J.. Brandin . C. M.. Rogers . S. E.. Ruiter . D. E.. Bright . E.. Hudson . P. L.. Armitage . B. J.. 4. ZooKeys. 730. 57–74. 10.3897/zookeys.730.21776. 5799788. 29416396. free. 2018ZooK..730...57H.
• Book: Larvae of the North American caddisfly genera (Trichoptera). 1996. Wiggins . Glenn B.. University of Toronto Press. 978-1442655065.