Ceraclea

Ceraclea is a genus of long-horned caddisflies in the family Leptoceridae. There are more than 140 described species in Ceraclea.[1][2][3][4]

Ceraclea nigronervosa

Ceraclea
Ceraclea dissimilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Leptoceridae
Genus: Ceraclea
Stephens, 1829
Subgenera
  • Ceraclea (Athripsodina) Kimmins, 1963
  • Ceraclea (Ceraclea) Stephens, 1829
  • Ceraclea (Pseudoleptocerus) Ulmer, 1907
Diversity
at least 140 species

Though this genus lacks the long antennae of other Leptoceridae, it can be easily identified by the distinctive wart pattern on its thorax: two curving bars running from the pronotum to the scutellum.

See also

References

  1. "Ceraclea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Ceraclea". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Morse, John C. (2019). "Trichoptera World Checklist". International Symposia on Trichoptera. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

  • Media related to Ceraclea at Wikimedia Commons
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