page_title: Hydroptilinae
section_title: Genera
hierarchical_section_title: Hydroptilinae / Genera
caption_attribution_description: Oxyethira, Family: Microcaddisflies, Maybe Oxyethira pallida, Size: 3.4 mm
context_page_description: Hydroptilinae is a subfamily of microcaddisflies in the family Hydroptilidae. There are at least 60 genera and 1,600 described species in Hydroptilinae.
  The type genus for Hydroptilinae is Hydroptila J.W. Dalman, 1819.
context_section_description: These 65 genera belong to the subfamily Hydroptilinae:
  Abtrichia Mosely, 1939 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Acanthotrichia Wells, 1982 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Acostatrichia Mosely, 1939 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Acritoptila Wells, 1982 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Agraylea Curtis, 1834 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ ᵇ
  Alisotrichia Flint, 1964 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Anchitrichia Flint, 1970 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Ascotrichia Flint, 1983 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Austratrichia Wells, 1982 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Betrichia Mosely, 1939 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Bredinia Flint, 1968 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Byrsopteryx Flint, 1981 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Caledonotrichia Sykora, 1967 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Catoxyethira Ulmer, 1912 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Celaenotrichia Mosely, 1934 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Cerasmatrichia Flint, Harris & Botosaneanu, 1994 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Ceratotrichia Flint in Quintero & Aiello, 1992 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Chrysotrichia Schmid, 1958 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Costatrichia Mosely, 1937 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Cyclopsiella Kjaerandsen, 1997 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Dhatrichia Mosely, 1948 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Dibusa Ross, 1939 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Dicaminus Mueller, 1879 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Eutonella Mueller, 1921 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Flintiella Angrisano, 1995 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Hellyethira Neboiss, 1977 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Hydroptila Dalman, 1819 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ ᵇ
  Hydroptilina Martynov, 1934 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Ithytrichia Eaton, 1873 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Jabitrichia Wells, 1990 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Kumanskiella Harris & Flint, 1992 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Leucotrichia Mosely, 1934 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Macrostactobia Schmid, 1958 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Mayatrichia Mosely, 1937 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Maydenoptila Neboiss, 1977 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Mejicanotrichia Harris & Holzenthal, 1997 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Metrichia Ross, 1938 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Microptila Ris, 1897 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Missitrichia Wells, 1991 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Mulgravia Wells, 1982 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Neotrichia Morton, 1905 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Niuginitrichia Wells, 1990 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Nothotrichia Flint, 1967 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Ochrotrichia Mosely, 1934 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ ᵇ
  Orphninotrichia Mosely, 1934 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Orthotrichia Eaton, 1873 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Oxyethira Eaton, 1873 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ ᵇ
  Parastactobia Schmid, 1958 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Paroxyethira Mosely, 1924 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Paucicalcaria Mathis & Bowles, 1989 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Peltopsyche Mueller, 1879 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Plethus Hagen, 1887 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Rhyacopsyche Mueller, 1879 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Scelobotrichia Harris & Bueno-Soria, 1993 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Scelotrichia Ulmer, 1951 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Stactobia McLachlan, 1880 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Stactobiella Martynov, 1924 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Tangatrichia Wells & Andersen, 1995 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Taraxitrichia Flint & Harris, 1991 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Tricholeiochiton Kloet & Hincks, 1944 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Ugandatrichia Mosely, 1939 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Vietrichia Olah, 1989 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Wlitrichia Kjaerandsen, 1997 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Xuthotrichia Mosely, 1934 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Zumatrichia Mosely, 1937 ⁱ ᶜ ᵍ
  Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
caption: Oxyethira
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