Major Group: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Philopotamidae
Genus: Hydrobiosella |
Descriptive Features: head and pronotum sclerotized, brownish-orange
meso- and metanotum membranous
labrum membranous, anterior margin broader than posterior margin
abdomen white or yellowish, without gills
abdominal prolegs strongly developed, anal claws terminal
ventral surface of head without transverse sulcus or ridge adjacent to occipital margin
fore coxa with 2 or no sclerotized processes on anterior margin
Total length: 8 - 12 mm |
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Hydrobiosella waddana |
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Taxonomic Checklist: More than 40 species - refer ABRS
(not all larvae known) |
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Distribution: SE Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas, S WA, N Qld
Functional Feeding Group: filtering collectors |
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Mitta River, Eskdale Vic |
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Information Sources: Cartwright 1997, 2012a, 2012b, Hawking & Smith 1997
Key to Species: Cartwright 1997 (incomplete) |
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