Biology:Tasimiidae
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Short description: Family of caddisflies
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| Tasiagma ciliata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Suborder: | Integripalpia |
| Superfamily: | Tasimioidea Riek, 1968 |
| Family: | Tasimiidae Riek, 1968 |
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The Tasimiidae is a family of Trichoptera, erected in 1968 (Riek). The family is found in Australia and Chile .[1] The genera Tricovespula was originally placed in the Lepidostomatidae, but it was placed in the Tasmiidae by Flint (1969). Tasimiidae is the only family in the superfamily Tasimioidea.[2][3][4]
Characteristics
All members are identified by the following characteristics:
- head rounded, eyes bulging
- head and pronotum sclerotised
- pronotum with anterolateral corners rounded or acute
- posterior flange broad or narrow
- mesonotum with pair of large sclerites
- metanotum with 2 pairs of small sclerites
- abdomen with strongly developed lateral fringe of setae
- abdominal gills present
- Total length: 5 to 6 mm
- Case: Dorsoventrally flattened made of small stones, with ventral opening[5]
Genera
- Charadropsyche Chile
- Charadropsyche penicillata
- Trichovespula Chile
- Trichovespula macrocera
- Tasimia Australia
- Tasimia atra
- Tasimia denticulata
- Tasimia drepana
- Tasimia natasia
- Tasimia palpata
- Tasiagma Australia
- Tasiagma ciliata
References
- ↑ "Tasmiidae". http://tolweb.org/Tasmiidae/14577.
- ↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Superfamily: TASIMIOIDEA" (in en-AU). https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:bc710d91-d859-4db9-85ca-cfd5ecbbfdf9.
- ↑ "Superfamily Tasimioidea" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/893117-Tasimioidea.
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Tasimioidea". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=598166.
- ↑ "Identification and Ecology of Australian Freshwater Invertebrates". http://www.mdfrc.org.au/bugguide/display.asp?type=5&class=17&subclass=&Order=8&family=23&couplet=0.
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