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Annulipalpia
The Annulipalpia, also known as the "fixed-retreat makers", are a suborder of Trichoptera, the caddisflies.Glenn B. Wiggins, ''Larvae of the North American Caddisfly Genera (Trichoptera)'', 2nd. ed. (Toronto: University Press, 1996), p. 117 The name of the suborder refers to the flexible terminal segment of the adult maxillary palps, which often has many tiny rings. The larvae construct fixed retreats in freshwater aquatic environments in which they remain stationary, waiting for food to come to them. Members of the Psychomyiidae, Ecnomidae The Ecnomidae are a family of caddisflies comprising 9 genera with a total of 375 species. Distribution The Ecinomidae have a Gondwanan distribution, except one genus, which also is present in Oriental and Palearctic regions. Morphology Th ... and Xiphocentronidae families construct simple tubes of sand and other particles held together by silk and anchored to the bottom, and feed on the accumulations of silt formed when suspended ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichoptera
The caddisflies, or order Trichoptera, are a group of insects with aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. There are approximately 14,500 described species, most of which can be divided into the suborders Integripalpia and Annulipalpia on the basis of the adult mouthparts. Integripalpian larvae construct a portable casing to protect themselves as they move around looking for food, while Annulipalpian larvae make themselves a fixed retreat in which they remain, waiting for food to come to them. The affinities of the small third suborder Spicipalpia are unclear, and molecular analysis suggests it may not be monophyletic. Also called sedge-flies or rail-flies, the adults are small moth-like insects with two pairs of hairy membranous wings. They are closely related to the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) which have scales on their wings; the two orders together form the superorder Amphiesmenoptera. The aquatic larvae are found in a wide variety of habitats such as streams, river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychomyiidae
The Psychomyiidae are a family of tube-making caddisflies. Members of this family are typically very similar to polycentropodids, most of them can be differentiated by the spur formula is 2-4-4, thyridial cell short, absence of the forewing fork I, and hindwing forks I and IV (except in ''Eoneureclipsis''). Male genitalia has elongate preanal appendages, and reduced tergum IX. The larvae differ by the submental sclerites separated, foretrochantin broad, and the pupal mandible apex whip-like. Larvae construct long silken galleries. The type genus for Psychomyiidae is '' Psychomyia'' P.A. Latreille, 1829. Psychomyiella Ulmer, 1908 is considered a junior synonym of Psychomyiia. Phylogenetic analysis of Johanson & Espeland (2010) found the genus '' Zelandoptila'' Tillyard, 1924 placed within the family Ecnomidae although the genus was previously placed in Psychomyiidae. Genera These 10 genera belong to the family Psychomyiidae: *'' Eoneureclipsis'' Kimmins, 1955 *'' Lype'' McL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydropsychoidea
The Hydropsychoidea are a superfamily of caddisflies The caddisflies, or order Trichoptera, are a group of insects with aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. There are approximately 14,500 described species, most of which can be divided into the suborders Integripalpia and Annulipalpia on the b .... Trichoptera Insect superfamilies {{Trichoptera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philopotamoidea
The Philopotamoidea are a superfamily level taxon of the order Trichoptera The caddisflies, or order Trichoptera, are a group of insects with aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. There are approximately 14,500 described species, most of which can be divided into the suborders Integripalpia and Annulipalpia on the b ... which contains two caddisfly families. Trichoptera Insect superfamilies {{Trichoptera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecnomidae
The Ecnomidae are a family of caddisflies comprising 9 genera with a total of 375 species. Distribution The Ecinomidae have a Gondwanan distribution, except one genus, which also is present in Oriental and Palearctic regions. Morphology The adult is a mostly small to medium-sized caddisfly with a wingspan of , with dull grayish-brown mottled wings. Ocelli are absent. The maxillary palp is five-segmented. The apical segment is flexible. The antennae are, at most, as long as the forewing. Forewing R1 is usually forked at the apex; the discoidal and median cells present and closed. The female abdomen terminates either flat out or with an elongated ovipositor. The larva is small to medium-sized long. The head and all thoracic nota are sclerotised. The prolegs on the abdomen are highly formed with large anal claws terminal. Behavior and ecology The Ecnomidae larval stage, like most trichoptera larvae, is spent completely in fresh water. They are predatory, but some genera feed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiphocentronidae
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 The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th .... It contains seven genera, in two subfamilies: ;Proxiphocentroninae Schmid, 1982 *'' Proxiphocentron'' Schmid, 1982 ;Xiphocentroninae Ross, 1949 *'' Abaria'' Mosely, 1948 *'' Cnodocentron'' Schmid, 1982 *'' Drepanocentron'' Schmid, 1982 *'' Machairocentron'' Schmid, 1982 *'' Melanotrichia'' Ulmer, 1906 *'' Xiphocentron'' Brauer, 1870 References Trichoptera families {{Trichoptera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
