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.Qian, Y. H., Li, H. L., & Du, Y. Z. (2014). A Study of Leuctridae (Insecta: Plecoptera) from Shennongjia, Hubei Province, China. Florida Entomologist 97(2), 605-610.
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 distribution.
Systematics
Subfamilies, tribes, and genera include: Subfamily Leuctrinae Klapálek 1905 Calileuctra Shepard & Baumann, 1995Shepard, W. D. and R. W. Baumann. 1995. Calileuctra, a new genus, and two new species of stoneflies from California (Plecoptera: Leuctridae). Great Basin Naturalist 55: 124-133. Despaxia Ricker, 1943 Leuctra (insect) Stephens, 1836 Moselia Ricker, 1943 Pachyleuctra Despax, 1929 Paraleuctra Hanson, 1941 Perlomyia Banks, 1906 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. Rhopalopsole Klapálek, 1912 Tyrrhenoleuctra Consiglio, 1957 Zealeuctra Ricker, 1952 Subfamily Megaleuctrinae Zwick 1973 (monotypic) Megaleuctra Neave, 1934 Extinct genera Genus †Baltileuctra Chen, 2018 Baltic amber, Eocene 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 locality, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Genus †Palaeopsole Caruso and Wichard 2011 Baltic amber, Eocene
References
External links Biolib Tree of Life