Post on 27-Mar-2015
Trichoptera
Caddisflies
First thoracic segment sclerotizedTrochantin
Hatchet shaped
Order: TrichopteraFamily: Psychomyiidae
A. B
osak
BM
IC
A. Bosak BMIC
Order: TrichopteraFamily: Polycentropodidae
First thoracic segment sclerotized
Trochantin spineA. B
osak
BM
IC
A. Bosak BMIC
Order: TrichopteraFamily: Hydropsychidae Genus: Cheumatopsyche
Each thoracic segment sclerotized
Abdomen with up to 10 branched gills
Abdominal segment 8 with 2 sclerites
Abdominal segment 9 notched sclerite
Prosternum with 2 small sclerites below plate
A. Bosa
k BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
A. B
osak
BM
IC
Order: TrichopteraFamily: Hydropsychidae Genus: Hydropsyche
Each thoracic segment sclerotized
Abdomen with up to 10 branched gills
Prosternum with 2 large sclerites below plate
A. Bosak BMIC
Lateral humps
Partially scleritized pro and mesonotum
Antennae close to
eyeEye
Antenna
Laterally scleritized anal hooks
Ventral apotomeLarger thanEcdysial line
Ecdysial line
Ventral apotome
Order: TrichopteraFamily: LepidostomatidaeGenus: Lepidostoma
A. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
Order: Trichoptera Family: Lepidostomatidae
Lateral humps
No dorsal hump
Short antennae
Thoracic segment 2 sclerotized
segment 3 fleshy
To tell genus:
Lepidostoma: apotome as long as ecdysial line.
Theliopsyche: apotome shorter than line.
Lepidostoma
A. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
Order: Trichoptera Family: Limnophilidae
Pronotum & mesonotum scleritized
Metanotum membranous with scleritized patches
Dorsal hump Prosternal hornA. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
Order: Trichoptera Family: Molanidae Genus: Molannodes
Molannodes in case
Molannodes out of case
Hood on case
Hind tarsal claw modified as a filament
A. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae
Long antennae
Long hind legs
Cases of various material
A. Bos
ak B
MIC
A. B
osak
BM
IC
A. Bosak BMIC
Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae Genus: Oecetis
Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae Genus: Mystacides
Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae Genus: Nectopsyche
Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae Genus: Sedotes
Setae cluster from scleritized disc on thoracic segment 3
Prosternal horn
Order: Trichoptera Family: Phryganeidae
Cases usually of plant material
A. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC
A. Bosak BMIC