Larvae of the Caddisfly Genus Rhyacophila in Eastern North America (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae)
Flint OS. 1962. Larvae of the Caddisfly Genus Rhyacophila in Eastern North America (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 113(3464):465-493
ABSTRACT: The caddis fly genus Rhyacophila, one of the largest genera in the Trichoptera, has atleast 250 species. Of the more than 90 species known from North America, 26 have beenrecorded from east of the Great Plains. Although nearly a thirdof the world fauna is found in North America, the larvae of only 7species, 1 from the west and 6 from the east, have been described. Larvae of 69 species that occur in other parts of the world have been described; Ulmer (1957, pp. 123-128) gave a complete bibliography to these descriptions …
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Flint, Oliver
- Units
- BLRI , GRSM , SHEN
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, biodiversity, BLRI, Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00573, Insecta, Rhyacophila glaberrima, Rhyacophila nigrita, Rhyacophila shenandoahensis, Rhyacophila torva, SER, Southeast Region, Trichoptera, undescribed species