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Issue: Vol. 2967 No. 1: 15 Jul. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-07-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2967.1.4
Page range: 44–50
Abstract views: 79
PDF downloaded: 1

The larva of Alpopsyche ucenorum (McLachlan 1876) (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) with notes on its systematic position and ecology

Department of Limnology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
Zoologisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Plantage Middenlaan 64, 1018 DH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Maison Régionale de l’Eau, 83170 Barjols, France
Trichoptera Alpopsyche ucenorum 5th instar larva description identification distribution ecology

Abstract

The paper gives a description of the hitherto unknown larva of Alpopsyche ucenorum (McLachlan 1876). Information on the morphology of this larva is given and the most important diagnostic features are illustrated. In the context of already available keys, the larva of Alpopsyche keys together with Allogamus uncatus (Brauer). The 2 species may be separated by the larger head width of A. uncatus and the position for the beginning of the lateral fringe (A. ucenorum: 3rd abdominal segment, A. uncatus: 2nd segment). With respect to zoogeography, A. uncatus is widely distributed in Europe whereas A. ucenorum is restricted to the western Alps. In addition, ecological facts are summarized and the systematic position within Limnephilidae is discussed.

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