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Apataniidae
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Trichoptera
Sub-Order Integripalpia
Family Apataniidae
Common Name Early Smoky Wing Sedge
 
Distinguishing Characteristics
  • Scraper blade usually found on inside of mandibles
  • If mandible is toothed, then more than 25 setae are present on membranous area of metanotum between sa1 sclerites
  • Metanotal sa-1 sclerites are sometimes absent
  • Larvae construct cases of minerals
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Bibliography

Merritt, R W., K W. Cummins, and M B. Berg. An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Company, 2008