Synonym: Phryganoidea Handlirsch 1906
Parent taxon: Stelloptera according to M. S. Engel 2022
See also Beutel et al. 2011, Bode 1953, Carpenter 1992, Handlirsch 1906, Kelly et al. 2018, Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004, Minet et al. 2010, Misof et al. 2014, Peters et al. 2014 and Wang et al. 2022
Sister taxon: Lepidoptera
Subtaxa: Amechanites Aphelocheira Archotaulius Aspatherium geinitzii Axiomaldia Bittacus validus Calamodontus Cladochoristidae Conchindusia Coprindusia Cyrnus subatomarius Eutrichoptera Folindusia Hallesus retusus Hydropsyche submaculata Hydropsyche subvariabilis Kalasiroptera Kalophryganidae Litholimnephilops Mesotaulius Nebritus willistoni Ostracindusia Paleodicella Pelindusia Petropteron Phryganea arenacea Phryganea kolbi Phryganea solitaria Phryganeidium Phryganeina Piscindusia Prorhyacophilidae Protomeropina Rhyacophila subumbrosa Rhyacophila succinica Rhyacophila succinica major Rhyacophila succinica media Rhyacophila succinica minor Sanctipaulus Secrindusia Spicipalpia Terrindusia Trichopterella Tuanwangica Zygobasis
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