Caddisfly - Atopsyche - BugGuide.Net

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 November, 2018 - 11:46pm

Atopsyche species

nice pics - I cannot be sure of species without examining private parts in detail.

… Dave Ruiter, 8 November, 2018 - 5:26pm

Thank you Dave!

I released it as soon as I was done with the photos. Otherwise, I would have produced shots of its private parts. Thanks.

… Salvador Vitanza, 9 November, 2018 - 2:42pm

private parts

Most caddis need to be preserved and then processed in order to see the necessary private parts for species determinations.

… Dave Ruiter, 9 November, 2018 - 5:00pm

A new genus for the Guide....

...and--if I'm reading my taxonomy correctly--a new tribe, subfamily, family, superfamily and suborder!

Can you confirm that these are, respectively, Hydrobiosini, Hydrobiosinae, Hydrobiosidae, Rhyacophiloidea and Spicipalpia?

… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 November, 2018 - 10:59pm

that is pretty close

I don't work with higher phylogeny like "Spicipalia" so cannot help you with that, but Rhyacophiloidea must be in BG (Rhyacophila, Glossosoma, etc.) I am sure there are still lots of things to add to BG. The SW US has lots of neat critters.

… Dave Ruiter, 9 November, 2018 - 11:35pm

Ah, you're right...

Rhyacophiloidea was indeed in the Guide, under a different suborder. I've created family and genus pages, without messing with the higher taxonomy.

Thanks!

… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 November, 2018 - 11:45pm