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Agapetus (caddisfly)

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Genus of caddisflies

Agapetus
Agapetus fuscipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Glossosomatidae
Genus: Agapetus
Curtis, 1834
Diversity
at least 210 species

Agapetus is a genus of little black caddisflies of the family Glossosomatidae. There are at least 210 described species in Agapetus.

Larvae of Agapetus could be confused with Protoptila (another Glossosomatidae), but are readily distinguished by the presence of 2 mesonotal sclerites instead of 3. There have been few larval-adult associations of the Agapetus spp. (7 of 30), so in areas with multiple species, adults or mature pupae are needed for species level identification. The saddle-type rock cases for larval Agapetus usually have larger rocks along the edge of the case.

The type species for Agapetus is Agapetus fuscipes J. Curtis.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Agapetus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. "Browse Agapetus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. "Agapetus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. "Agapetus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. "An Agapetus Caddisfly - Montana Field Guide". mt.gov. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
Taxon identifiers
Agapetus


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