The Xiphocentronidae are a family of caddisflies. It has previously been treated as a subfamily of Psychomyiidae, and has a broad distribution, including parts of Asia, Central Africa and the Americas. It contains seven genera, in two subfamilies: Proxiphocentroninae Schmid, 1982 \n* Proxiphocentron Schmid, 1982Xiphocentroninae Ross, 1949 \n* Abaria Mosely, 1948 \n* Cnodocentron Schmid, 1982 \n* Drepanocentron Schmid, 1982 \n* Machairocentron Schmid, 1982 \n* Melanotrichia Ulmer, 1906 \n* Xiphocentron Brauer, 1870