Family Plectrotarsidae Mosely and Kimmins 1953 (caddisfly)
Parent taxon: Trichoptera according to I. D. Sukatsheva and E. A. Jarzembowski 2001
Sister taxa: Amechanites, Annulipalpia, Archotaulius, Calamodontus, Conchindusia, Derobrochus, Dysoneuridae, Electralbertidae, Folindusia, Helicophidae, Hydrobiosidae, Hydropsychoidea, Integripalpia, Kalophryganidae, Limnephilidae, Ocnerites, Ostracindusia, Parachorista, Pelindusia, Petropteron, Phryganeina, Piscindusia, Protomeropina, Sanctipaulus, Secrindusia, Spicipalpia, Taymyrelectronidae, Terrindusia, Trichopterella, Vitimotauliidae, Xiphocentronidae, Zygobasis, Mesotaulius
Subtaxa: Palaeotarsus
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