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| Glossosomatidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Superfamily: | Glossosomatoidea |
| Family: | Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891 |
| Subfamilies and genera | |
The Glossosomatidae are a family of the class Insecta and order Trichoptera.The family contains 23 genera in three subfamilies.[1] In the US alone, there are 76 spp. in 6 different genera.[2]
Glossosomatids, commonly known as the tortoise or saddle-case makers, and are worldwide in distribution. The common names were derived from the domed shaped cases created by the larvae.[2] The first species was described by John Curtis in 1843, but the family wasn't created until 1891 by HDJ Wallengren.[3][4]
- ^ Tree of Life Web Project. 2010. Glossosomatidae. Version 20 July 2010 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Glossosomatidae/14582/2010.07.20 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
- ^ a b Merritt, RW, Cummins, KW, Berg MB. (2008). An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America, 4th ed. pp. 443, 446-448, 451-454, 460, 470-473
- ^ The Taxonomicon.Glossosomatidae. Universal Taxonomic Services. 26 Jan 2014., http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/TaxonTree.aspx?id=29372
- ^ Glossosoma Curtis, 1834. Natural History Museum, http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/scientific-resources/biodiversity/uk-biodiversity/uk-species/species/glossosoma.html