Holocentropus
McLachlan, 1878
tube maker caddisflies
Species Guides
2- Holocentropus flavus
- Holocentropus interruptus(tube maker caddisfly)
Holocentropus is a of tube maker caddisflies in the Polycentropodidae, established by McLachlan in 1878. The genus contains more than 40 described distributed across the Holarctic region. Larvae construct silk tubes for shelter, a characteristic of this group. Species-level identification relies on larval and association with .
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Holocentropus: /hɒloʊˈsɛntrəpəs/
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Identification
Larvae of Holocentropus can be distinguished from other European Polycentropodidae by specific morphological features of the capsule, , and abdominal gills; see Boonstra et al. (2018) for diagnostic characters separating H. insignis from . are small to medium-sized with reduced wing venation 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
Larvae construct silk tubes for shelter, earning the "tube maker caddisflies."
Similar Taxa
- PolycentropusBoth belong to Polycentropodidae and construct larval tubes; Holocentropus larvae have distinct gill arrangements and capsule that separate them from Polycentropus.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Description of the larva of Holocentropus insignis Martynov 1924 (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) with notes on biology and distribution
- Erratum: HARRY BOONSTRA, AKI RINNE, MARTIN KUBIAK & PETER WIBERG-LARSEN (2018) Description of the larva of Holocentropus insignis Martynov 1924 (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) with notes on biology and distribution. Zootaxa, 4532 (2), 231–247