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Dipseudopsidae is a family of 
caddisflies
The caddisflies (order Trichoptera) are a group of insects with aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. There are approximately 14,500 described species, most of which can be divided into the suborders Integripalpia and Annulipalpia on the basis ...
in the order Trichoptera
The caddisflies (order Trichoptera) are a group of insects with aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. There are approximately 14,500 described species, most of which can be divided into the suborders Integripalpia and Annulipalpia on the basis ...
. There are about 6 genera and at least 110 described species in Dipseudopsidae.
The type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...
for Dipseudopsidae is '' Dipseudopsis'' F. Walker, 1852. The oldest fossils are of the extant genus '' Phylocentropus'', from the Barremian
The Barremian is an age in the geologic timescale (or a chronostratigraphic stage) between 125.77 Ma (million years ago) and 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma (Historically, this stage was placed at 129.4 million to approximately 125 million years ago) It is a ...
aged Lebanese amber
Lebanese amber is fossilized resin found in Lebanon and its surroundings. It dates back approximately 130-125 million years to the Barremian of the Early Cretaceous. It formed on what was then the northern coast of Gondwana, believed to be a tropic ...
.
Genera
These six genera belong to the family Dipseudopsidae: * '' Dipseudopsis'' Walker, 1852 i c g * '' Hyalopsyche'' Ulmer, 1904 i c g * '' Hyalopsychella'' Ulmer, 1930 i c g * '' Limnoecetis'' Marlier, 1955 i c g * '' Phylocentropus'' Banks, 1907 i c g b * '' Protodipseudopsis'' Ulmer, 1909 i c g *†'' Taymyrodipseudon'' Ivanov and Melnitsky 2017 Taimyr amber, Russia,Santonian
The Santonian is an age in the geologic timescale or a chronostratigraphic stage. It is a subdivision of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or Upper Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 86.3 ± 0.7 mya ( million years ago) and 83.6 ± 0.7 m ...
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
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