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The larva of Plectrocnemia laetabilis McLachlan, 1880 (Trichoptera ; Polycentropodidae ; Polycentropodinae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2009

R. Vieira-Lanero
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña), Spain
M. A. González
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña), Spain
F. Cobo
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña), Spain
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Abstract

The fifth instar larva of Plectrocnemia laetabilis McLachlan, 1880 is described for the first time, and the main taxonomic characters are figured. The larvae of P. laetabilis are very similar to those of P. conspersa (Curtis, 1834), but they are easily distinguishable by some characters of the frontoclypeal apotome, labrum and abdominal segment IX. Additionally, some notes on distribution and ecological preferences are included.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Université Paul Sabatier, 2003

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