Trichoptera

Caddisflies

First thoracic segment sclerotizedTrochantin

Hatchet shaped

Order: TrichopteraFamily: Psychomyiidae

A. B

osak

BM

IC

A. Bosak BMIC

Order: TrichopteraFamily: Polycentropodidae

First thoracic segment sclerotized

Trochantin spineA. B

osak

BM

IC

A. Bosak BMIC

Order: TrichopteraFamily: Hydropsychidae Genus: Cheumatopsyche

Each thoracic segment sclerotized

Abdomen with up to 10 branched gills

Abdominal segment 8 with 2 sclerites

Abdominal segment 9 notched sclerite

Prosternum with 2 small sclerites below plate

A. Bosa

k BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

A. B

osak

BM

IC

Order: TrichopteraFamily: Hydropsychidae Genus: Hydropsyche

Each thoracic segment sclerotized

Abdomen with up to 10 branched gills

Prosternum with 2 large sclerites below plate

A. Bosak BMIC

Lateral humps

Partially scleritized pro and mesonotum

Antennae close to

eyeEye

Antenna

Laterally scleritized anal hooks

Ventral apotomeLarger thanEcdysial line

Ecdysial line

Ventral apotome

Order: TrichopteraFamily: LepidostomatidaeGenus: Lepidostoma

A. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

Order: Trichoptera Family: Lepidostomatidae

Lateral humps

No dorsal hump

Short antennae

Thoracic segment 2 sclerotized

segment 3 fleshy

To tell genus:

Lepidostoma: apotome as long as ecdysial line.

Theliopsyche: apotome shorter than line.

Lepidostoma

A. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

Order: Trichoptera Family: Limnophilidae

Pronotum & mesonotum scleritized

Metanotum membranous with scleritized patches

Dorsal hump Prosternal hornA. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

Order: Trichoptera Family: Molanidae Genus: Molannodes

Molannodes in case

Molannodes out of case

Hood on case

Hind tarsal claw modified as a filament

A. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae

Long antennae

Long hind legs

Cases of various material

A. Bos

ak B

MIC

A. B

osak

BM

IC

A. Bosak BMIC

Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae Genus: Oecetis

Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae Genus: Mystacides

Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae Genus: Nectopsyche

Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae Genus: Sedotes

Setae cluster from scleritized disc on thoracic segment 3

Prosternal horn

Order: Trichoptera Family: Phryganeidae

Cases usually of plant material

A. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC

A. Bosak BMIC