Larvae of the three common North American species of Phylocentropus (Trichoptera: Dipseudopsidae)

Authors

S. K. Sturkie, Clemson, South Carolina
J. C. Morse, Clemson, South Carolina

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

September 1998

Comments

Published in Insecta Mundi Vol. 12, No. 3-4, September-December, 1998. Copyright © 1998 by Sturkie and Morse.

Insecta Mundi, published by the Center for Systematic Entomology, is available online at http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/.

Abstract

The caddisfly genus Phylocentropus includes 7 extant species globally, of which 5 occur in eastern North America and 2 in eastern Asia. Larvae of the 3 most common North American species [Phylocentropus carolinus Carpenter, P. lucidus (Hagen), and P. placidus (Banks)] were associated with identifiable adults and diagnostic characters are described. Larvae of these 3 species may be distinguished by overall length of mature larvae, head color pattern, and number of spines on the hind tibiae. Larvae of other species of this genus are unknown.