Dipseudopsidae

Ulmer, 1904

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Dipseudopsidae is a of caddisflies (order Trichoptera) comprising approximately 6 and at least 110 described . The family was established by Ulmer in 1904, with Dipseudopsis as the type genus. Fossil evidence extends the family's history to the Barremian period (Early Cretaceous), with specimens of the extant genus Phylocentropus preserved in Lebanese amber.

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Distribution

Distribution records include Vermont, United States. The has a fossil record from Lebanese amber (Barremian, Early Cretaceous) and Taimyr amber, Russia (Santonian, Late Cretaceous).

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Genera

The contains six extant : Dipseudopsis (type genus, established 1852), Hyalopsyche (1904), Hyalopsychella (1930), Limnoecetis (1955), Phylocentropus (1907), and Protodipseudopsis (1909). One fossil genus, †Taymyrodipseudon, is known from Santonian-aged Taimyr amber in Russia.

Fossil Record

Phylocentropus is notable as an extant with fossil representatives in Barremian-aged Lebanese amber, indicating this lineage has persisted for approximately 125 million years.

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