Aenictopecheidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Superfamily: | Enicocephaloidea |
| Family: | Aenictopecheidae Usinger, 1932 |
Aenictopecheidae is a rare family of insects occurring worldwide but containing only a few species, including a single American species, Boreostolus americanus. This species lives under large, flat stones and sandy substrates along mountain streams in Oregon, Washington, and Colorado. It is 5 mm long and occurs in both the and brachypterous condition. It is assumed to be predaceous.[1]
Genera[]
- Woodward, 1956
- Breddin, 1905
- Stys, 1980
- Wygodzinsky & Stys, 1970
- Bergroth, 1927
- Villiers, 1958
- Woodward, 1956
- Wygodzinsky & Stys, 1982
- Woodward, 1956
- Wygodzinsky & Stys, 1982
- Kritsky, 1977
Notes[]
- ^ Triplehorn, C. and Johnson, N.: "Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects, 7th Ed.", page 288. Brooks/Cole, 2005.
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