Agrypnia
Curtis, 1835
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Agrypnia is a of in the Phryganeidae, established by Curtis in 1835. Larvae construct portable protective cases and have been observed modifying their based on case quality and availability. The genus is distributed across northern Europe and parts of North America. Most available literature on 'Agrypnia' refers to a human sleep disorder (agrypnia excitata), not this insect genus.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Northern Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) and North America (Vermont, United States).
Behavior
Larvae of at least one (Agrypnia pagetana) exhibit behavioral adaptations to cases of different value, modifying their based on case quality and availability.
Misconceptions
The term 'Agrypnia' is frequently confused with 'agrypnia excitata,' a human clinical sleep disorder characterized by severe insomnia, motor overactivity, and oneiric stupor. This medical condition has no relationship to the caddisfly .
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Taxonomic note
The name Agrypnia (Greek: sleeplessness) predates its medical usage. The medical term 'agrypnia excitata' was coined later to describe a pathological sleepless state, creating persistent nomenclatural confusion in literature searches.
Data limitations
Most sources retrieved for 'Agrypnia' discuss human neurological conditions rather than the insect . Biological information on Agrypnia is sparse in the provided sources, with only behavioral observations from A. pagetana directly documented.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Relapsing–remitting autoimmune agrypnia
- Oneiric stupor: The peculiar behaviour of agrypnia excitata
- Behavioural Adaptations by Agrypnia pagetana (Trichoptera) Larvae to Cases of Different Value
- Ocellar fine structure inCaenis robusta (Ephemeroptera), Trichostegia minor, Agrypnia varia, andLimnephilus flavicornis (Trichoptera)
- The rhythms of AMBES (Arousal Related Motor Behavioral Episodes) in Agrypnia Excitata: a video motor analysis
- Defining the Pattern of the Arousal-Related Motor-Behavioral Episodes (AMBEs) in Agrypnia Excitata (AE)-Limbic Autoinmune Encephalopathy (AE-LAE). (P1.115)
- Sleep disorder associated with antibodies to IgLON5: parasomnia or agrypnia?
- Sleep disorder associated with antibodies to IgLON5: parasomnia or agrypnia?–Authors' reply
- Fatal Familial Insomnia and Agrypnia Excitata: Insights into Human Prion Disease Genetics and the Anatomo-Physiology of Wake and Sleep Behaviours
- Agrypnia excitata: a human model to explore the derailment of sleep–wake cycle integrated control
- Agrypnia with nocturnal confusional behaviors in dementia with Lewy bodies: Immediate efficacy of rivastigmine
- Full recovery of agrypnia associated with anti-Lgi1 antibodies encephalitis under immunomodulatory treatment: A case report with sequential polysomnographic assessment
- The rhythms of AMBEs (arousal-related motor behavioral episodes) in Agrypnia Excitata: a video motor analysis