Oeconesidae 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 19 described species in Oeconesidae, found mainly in New Zealand. A single species, ''Tascuna ignota'', is found in

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

Taxonomy

Oeconesidae was first described by

Robert John Tillyard Robert "Robin" John Tillyard Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (31 January 1881 – 13 January 1937) was an English–Australian entomology, entomologist and geologist. Early life and education Tillyard was the son of J. J. Tillyard and his wi ...

in 1921. Tillyard designated ''Oeconesus'' as the type genus of the family.

Genera

These six genera belong to the family Oeconesidae: * '' Oeconesus'' * '' Pseudoeconesus'' * '' Tarapsyche'' * '' Tascuna'' * '' Zelandopsyche'' * '' Zepsyche''

References

Trichoptera Trichoptera families Trichoptera of New Zealand Arthropods of Tasmania {{trichoptera-stub