Thoracochaeta
Duda, 1918
Thoracochaeta is a of small in the , commonly known as lesser . The genus is associated with marine supralittoral , particularly in coastal environments. In the Nearctic region, it has been treated as a subgenus of Leptocera (Leptocera (Thoracochaeta)), with nine recognized. have been described for at least three species.
Pronunciation
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Habitat
Supralittoral marine environments—coastal zones above the high tide , including wrack and shoreline debris.
Distribution
Recorded from the Nearctic region (North America), with distribution records also from Denmark (DK), Norway (NO), and Sweden (SE).
Life Cycle
have been described for three : Thoracochaeta zosterae, T. seticosta, and T. brachystoma. Details of pupal and not documented in available sources.
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Taxonomic Note
Thoracochaeta has been treated as a subgenus of Leptocera in some (Leptocera (Thoracochaeta Duda)), particularly in Nearctic faunistic works. The is classified in the Limosininae.
Species Diversity
Nine Nearctic were recognized in the 1982 revision, including four species newly described at that time (L. (T.) teskeyi, L. (T.) flaminuta, L. (T.) calminuta, L. (T.) bajaminuta) and one species (L. (T.) zosterae) newly recorded for the region.