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Taeniopterygidae Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
unidentified species (exuvia) from the Carpathian Mountains, West Ukraine.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Cohort:	Polyneoptera
Order:	Plecoptera
Superfamily:	Nemouroidea
Family:	Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905
Subfamilies
Brachypterainae Zwick, 1973 Taeniopteryginae Klapálek, 1905

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 distribution. Adults are usually smaller than 15 mm.

Subfamilies and genera

The genus Taeniopteryx is in the subfamily Taeniopteryginae, and the remainder of the extant genera are in the subfamily Brachypterainae.

Brachypterainae

Authority: Zwick, 1973

1. † Balticopteryx Chen, 2018 (1 species) Baltic amber, Eocene
2. Bolotoperla Ricker & Ross, 1975
3. Brachyptera Newport, 1848
4. Doddsia Needham & Claassen, 1925
5. Kohnoperla Ricker & Ross, 1975
6. Kyphopteryx Kimmins, 1947
7. † Liaotaenionema Liu, Ren & Sinitshenkova, 2008 (1 species) Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
8. Mesyatsia Ricker & Ross, 1975
9. Obipteryx Okamoto, 1922
10. Oemopteryx Klapálek, 1902
11. Okamotoperla Ricker & Ross, 1975
12. Rhabdiopteryx Klapálek, 1902
13. Strophopteryx Frison, 1929
14. Taenionema Banks, 1905

Taeniopteryginae Klapálek, 1905

1. Taeniopteryx Pictet, 1841

Extinct genera

• † 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)
• † 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

1. "Family Taeniopterygidae information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
2. DeWalt, R.E.; Maehr, M.D.; Neu-Becker, U.; Stueber, G. (2019). "family Taeniopterygidae". Plecoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
3. "Taeniopterygidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-11.

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. doi:10.1134/S0013873806060029
• Baumann, Richard W.; Gaufin, Arden R.; Surdick, Rebecca F. (1977). "The stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Rocky Mountains ". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. 31.

• Taeniopterygidae
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