Order:
Larvae: Usually without lateral abdominal gills. If gills present, then 4 hooks clustered on segment 10. Thoracic legs each usually with 4 or 5 segments and with 1 or 2 claws; if without legs, head distinctly sclerotized and posterior body (thorax and abdomen) simple, without gills, hair brushes, suckers, or breathing tube. Eye spots usually present, but compound eyes absent.
Family:
Short 2–3 segmented antenna. Labrum and clypeus separated by suture. Legs (visible ventrally) 3–4 segmented with only single tarsal claw, suitable for walking. Abdomen 9-segmented. Abdominal tergites without dorsal lobes. Body dorsoventrally flattened, with thoracic and abdominal tergites expanded laterally, collectively forming thin shield covering head and legs from above.