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Issue: Vol. 5293 No. 3: 23 May 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-05-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5293.3.10
Page range: 581-595
Abstract views: 259
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Description of the larva of Macrostemum floridum (Navás 1929) (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) and its feeding habits in Kaengkrung National Park, southern Thailand.

Faculty of Science and Industrial Technology; Prince of Songkla University; Surat Thani Campus; Muang District; Surat Thani Province; Thailand 84100. Faculty of Innovative Agriculture and Fishery Establishment Project; Prince of Songkla University; Surat Thani Campus; Muang District; Surat Thani Province; Thailand 84100
Faculty of Science and Industrial Technology; Prince of Songkla University; Surat Thani Campus; Muang District; Surat Thani Province; Thailand 84100. Faculty of Innovative Agriculture and Fishery Establishment Project; Prince of Songkla University; Surat Thani Campus; Muang District; Surat Thani Province; Thailand 84100
Faculty of Science and Industrial Technology; Prince of Songkla University; Surat Thani Campus; Muang District; Surat Thani Province; Thailand 84100. Faculty of Innovative Agriculture and Fishery Establishment Project; Prince of Songkla University; Surat Thani Campus; Muang District; Surat Thani Province; Thailand 84100
Trichoptera head capsule caddisflies diagnostic keys gut content

Abstract

A morphological description of the last (fifth) instar larva of Macrostemum floridum (Navás 1929), its life cycle, and feeding habits are provided. The study was conducted along the Khlong Yan Stream in Kaengkrung National Park, southern Thailand. Larval identification was achieved by the metamorphotype method of associating immature stages with the adult. A graph of head capsule widths for all instars is provided. Gut content analysis showed that the main food items were diatoms, green algae, and blue-green algae. The larvae construct fixed retreats and feed as collecting filterers.

 

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