Arctopsychinae
Martynov, 1924
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Arctopsychinae is a of net-spinning caddisflies within the Hydropsychidae. Larvae construct fixed aquatic capture nets between stones in flowing water to filter food particles. The subfamily has a Holarctic and Oriental distribution. emerge from late May through mid August.
Pronunciation
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Identification
Larvae distinguished by fixed net-spinning and associated morphological adaptations; identified using genitalic characters and keys specific to constituent such as Arctopsyche and Parapsyche.
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Habitat
Clear, cold streams with stony bottoms.
Distribution
Holarctic and Oriental regions.
Seasonality
occurs from late May to mid August.
Diet
Larvae are , capturing food particles in aquatic nets.
Life Cycle
Complete with aquatic larval and pupal stages; terrestrial and aerial.
Behavior
Larvae spin fixed aquatic nets between stones to capture suspended food particles; emerge from water to fly.
Ecological Role
in lotic ; process suspended organic matter and contribute to nutrient cycling in stream .
Similar Taxa
- HydropsychinaeAlso net-spinning caddisflies within Hydropsychidae; distinguished by differences in larval net architecture and genitalic in .
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Taxonomic History
Arctopsychinae was established by Martynov in 1924. The includes such as Arctopsyche and Parapsyche, which have been subject to recent taxonomic revision in western North America.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Parapsyche species (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae: Arctopsychinae) of western North America
- Clarification of the taxonomic status and distribution ofArctopsyche inermisBanks, 1943 andArctopsyche ladogensis(Kolenati, 1859) (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae: Arctopsychinae)