Philopotamidae

Philopotamidae
Dolophilodes sp. larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Trichoptera
Suborder:	Annulipalpia
Superfamily:	Philopotamoidea
Family:	Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829
Subfamilies
see text

Philopotamidae is a family of insects in the order Trichoptera, the caddisflies. They are known commonly as the finger-net caddisflies.^[1][2]

The aquatic larvae of these caddisflies spin mesh nets of silk in flowing water to catch food. A larva can spin over a kilometer of extremely thin silk to create its intricate net.^[3]

Subfamilies and genera include:^[2]

• Subfamily Chimarrinae
  • Chimarra
  • Chimarrhodella
• Subfamily Paulianodinae
  • Paulianodes
• Subfamily Philopotaminae
  • Cabreraia
  • Cryptobiosella
  • Doloclanes
  • Dolomyia
  • Dolophilodes
  • Dolopsyche
  • Edidiehlia
  • Gunungiella
  • Hydrobiosella
  • Kisaura
  • Neobiosella
  • Philopotamus
  • Wormaldia
  • Xenobiosella

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philopotamidae.

1. ^ Philopotamidae. Chironomidae Research Group, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota.
2. ^ ^{a b} Philopotamidae. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
3. ^ Wallace, J. B. and D. Malas. (1976). The fine structure of capture nets of larval Philopotamidae (Trichoptera), with special emphasis on Dolophilodes distinctus. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 54(10) 1788-1802.

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