Subfamily Hydroptilinae Stephens 1836 (microcaddisfly)

Insecta - Trichoptera - Hydroptilidae

Full reference: J. F. Stephens. 1836. Illustrations of British Entomology; or, a Synopsis of Indigenous Insects; Containing their Generic and Specific Distinctions; with an Account of their Metamorphoses, Times of Appearance, Localities, Food, and Economy, as Far as Practicable. Mandibulata. Vol VI 57-216

Parent taxon: Hydroptilidae according to S. I. Melnitsky and V. D. Ivanov 2016

See also Botosaneanu et al. 1998, Marshall 1979 and Melnitsky and Ivanov 2010

Sister taxa: Burminoptilinae, Electrotrichia, Orthotrichiinae

Subtaxa: Hydroptilini Leucotrichiini Novajerseya Ochrotrichiini

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Type: Hydroptila

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (3 collections)

• Eocene of Poland (2), the Russian Federation (6), Ukraine (2), United States (1: Colorado)

• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Jersey)

Total: 16 collections including 34 occurrences

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