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5(3). Case ovoid or bean-shaped, built of secretion incorporating sand, and/or algal filaments; 3 pale slender filaments/gills present on last abdominal segment; ecdysial sutures on head indistinct; tergite (T) on abdominal segment 9 only;
Distribution: Australia wide
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Hydroptila scamandra  

case ovoid

 

case bean-shaped

 

3 slender filaments on last ab. seg.

 

ecdysial sutures indistinct

 

tergite on abdominal segment 9 only

-Case somewhat rectangular with ends rounded, built of secretion sometimes incorporating sparse sand or algal material; last abdominal segment without pale slender filaments/gills; ecdysial sutures on head distinct; tergites on abdominal segments 1 and 9
Distribution: NT, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas
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case rectangular

 

ecdysial sutures distinct