The genus Palaeagapetus Ulmer (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae, Ptilocolepinae) in North America
Ito T, Wisseman RW, Morse JC, Colbo MH, Weaver JS. 2014. The genus Palaeagapetus Ulmer (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae, Ptilocolepinae) in North America. Zootaxa. 3794(2):201-221
The genus Palaeagapetus Ulmer (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae, Ptilocolepinae) is revised in North America. Descriptions of the western species, P. nearcticus Banks 1938, are provided with the first descriptions of the female, pupa, larva, egg and case and with notes on food, habitat and annual life cycle. The male and female of the eastern species, P. celsus Ross 1936, are described or redescribed with some ecological notes. Distributions of the two species are summarized.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Ito, Tomiko; Wisseman, Robert; Morse, John; Colbo, Murray; Weaver, John
- Units
- BLRI , CUGA , GRSM , MORA , OLYM , ORCA , REDW , SEQU , WHIS
- Keywords
- adult, annual life cycle, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Biodiversity, BLRI, Blue Ridge Parkway, caddisfly, case, Distribution, Food, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-01628, Habitat, Hydroptilidae, Insecta, Larva, pupa, SER, Southeast Region, Trichoptera
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Invertebrates