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Issue: Vol. 5653 No. 2: 26 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5653.2.2
Page range: 196-210
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Description of the final instar larva of Phylloicus paprockii and morphological notes of Phylloicus angustior (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) in the Southeastern region of Brazil

Graduate Program in Entomology; Department of Biology; University of São Paulo (USP); Ribeirão Preto; Brazil
Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia; Conservação e Manejo de Vida Silvestre (ECMVS) Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG); Belo Horizonte; Brazil
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais; Museu de Ciências Naturais. Av. Dom José Gaspar; 290; Coração Eucarístico; CEP 30535-901; Belo Horizonte; Minas Gerais; Brazil
Trichoptera caddisflies adult-larva association natural history taxonomy

Abstract

The final instar larva of Phylloicus paprockii is described for the first time, based on material collected in southeastern Brazil. This study also provides new morphological details for the larva of Phylloicus angustior. Both species are diagnosed and compared based on larval traits. The association between immature and adult stages was established through rearing. Diagnostic features of P. paprockii include unique muscle scar patterns, distinct anterolateral pronotal processes, striped legs, and a case built from two large leaf fragments.

 

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How to Cite

Datto-Liberato, F.H., Moreira-Silva, L. & Paprocki, H. (2025) Description of the final instar larva of Phylloicus paprockii and morphological notes of Phylloicus angustior (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) in the Southeastern region of Brazil. Zootaxa, 5653 (2), 196–210. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.2.2