Holocentropus

McLachlan, 1878

tube maker caddisflies

Holocentropus is a of tube maker in the , established by McLachlan in 1878. The genus contains more than 40 described distributed across the Holarctic region. construct tubes for shelter, a characteristic of this group. Species-level identification relies on larval and association with .

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Holocentropus: /hɒloʊˈsɛntrəpəs/

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Identification

of Holocentropus can be distinguished from other European by specific morphological features of the capsule, , and abdominal ; see Boonstra et al. (2018) for diagnostic characters separating H. insignis from . are small to -sized with reduced typical of the .

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Distribution

Recorded from Denmark, Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Vermont (USA). Distribution spans the western Palearctic and eastern Nearctic regions.

Behavior

construct tubes for shelter, earning the "tube maker ."

Similar Taxa

  • PolycentropusBoth belong to and construct larval tubes; Holocentropus have distinct arrangements and capsule that separate them from Polycentropus.

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