Plectrotarsidae is a small Australasian
family
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of
insect
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s in the order
Trichoptera
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. The family consists of three genera, with five species in total. Two of the genera are monotypic, while the third genera (''
Liapota'') contains three species.
History
The family was discovered by Mosely in 1953. It originally including the ''Kokiria'' genera, which later became its own family.
References
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Trichoptera families
Integripalpia