Pisuliidae
Ralph W. Holzenthal, Roger J. Blahnik, Aysha Prather, and Karl Kjer
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This small family is found in tropical Africa and Madagascar. Ross (1967) was the first to consider this group a family. It contains 2 genera, Pisulia Marlier (6 species) and Silvatares Navás (10 species); the latter was originally described in Calamoceratidae. Stoltze (1989) revised the family in its entirety. Larvae construct cases of leaf and wood pieces. Pisulia larvae occupy hygropetric habitats; Silvatares larvae are found in small streams. Larvae are detritivorous shredders.References
Ross, H.H. (1967) The evolution and past dispersal of the Trichoptera. Annual Review of Entomology, 12, 169–206.
Stoltze, M. (1989) The Afrotropical caddisfly family Pisuliidae. Systematics, zoogeography, and biology (Trichoptera: Pisuliidae). Steenstrupia, 15, 1–49.
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Ralph W. Holzenthal
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Roger J. Blahnik
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Aysha Prather
Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Karl Kjer
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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