Family Xiphocentronidae Ross
Family Xiphocentronidae Ross
Author: Takaaki TORII
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Last updated: 11 October 2026
Subfamily Xiphocentroninae Ross
Subfamily Xiphocentroninae Ross
Genus Melanotrichia Ulmer
Genus Melanotrichia Ulmer
Kibuneopsychomyia Tsuda 1942 (described originally in Psychomyiidae) and Tsukushitrichia Kobayashi 1964 (described originally in Hydroptilidae) were synonymized with Melanotrichia by Schmid (1982) and Barnard & Dudgeon (1984), respectively.
Melanotrichia kibuneana (Tsuda 1942)
Kibuneopsychomyia kibuneana Tsuda 1942
Distribution. Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yaku-shima, Amami-oshima).
Melanotrichia forficula (Kobayashi 1964)
Tsukushitrichia forficula Kobayashi 1964
Distribution. Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu).
Melanotrichia tanzawaensis (Kobayashi 1971)
Kibuneopsychomyia tanzawaensis Kobayashi 1971
Distribution. Japan (Honshu).