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Moved

… v belov, 20 October, 2009 - 12:09pm

Hmmm...

this appears to match your other specimen in nearly every way except for the palps. My best guess is that the palp(s) may have damaged on this one (?). These may be hydropsychids after all, but I hope that Dave Ruiter will have an opinion on this.

… Lloyd Gonzales, 30 July, 2009 - 2:20am

hydropsychids

My best guess would also be Hydropsychidae - pretty sure neither is glossosomatid. There is probably little way to put genus/species on these two families without the specimen in hand. Perhaps Ashley is keeping them.

… druiter, 3 August, 2009 - 7:56pm

Thanks, Dave

After looking at the enlargements of the second specimen, it was clear that these weren't glossosomatids. Ashley had originally moved the first specimen with the strangely damaged palps to Hydropsychidae, and her artist's eye seems to have seen beyond that particular shortcoming.

… Lloyd Gonzales, 3 August, 2009 - 9:24pm

Thanks to you both

I didn't keep any of these, though I could grab the next one I see. The chafers have been keeping me away from the lights lately - I'm tired of being pelted in the face!

… Ashley Bradford, 4 August, 2009 - 10:00am

Moved

Moved from Netspinning Caddisflies.

… Ashley Bradford, 13 July, 2009 - 4:55pm

Not a hydropsychid

I just noticed the move to family, Ashley. I can understand why this might be mistaken for a hydropsychid, but the last (5th) maxillary palp segment is flagellate (very long and flexible) in hydropsychids. I think this is probably Glossosoma.

… Lloyd Gonzales, 13 July, 2009 - 4:49pm

Good to know,

thank you. Should I move it there? I only see one other picture there, and it's a weird little larva.

Does that go for this one, too, also found at my door?

… Ashley Bradford, 13 July, 2009 - 4:58pm

Your second specimen...

appears to have a flagellate terminal segment on the palp, but I don't think it is a hydropsychid. It might be something in Polycentropodidae, though I'm not confident of that. Moving the first specimen should be OK, but I can only suggest leaving the second on the order page for now.

… Lloyd Gonzales, 13 July, 2009 - 5:40pm

Wow

I'm usually fairly good at picking up on nuances, but not with these guys! Thanks for the help.

… Ashley Bradford, 14 July, 2009 - 1:29am