Apataniidae
Ralph W. Holzenthal, Roger J. Blahnik, Aysha Prather, and Karl Kjer
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Apataniidae is a northern and montane group found in North America, Europe, and Asia. The family names dates to Wallengren (1886), but for most of its history it was included as a subfamily of Limnephilidae. Wiggins (1996) treated the group as a distinct family and subsequent workers have accepted this designation. There are nearly 200 species in 18 genera. Four genera, Allomyia Banks (Nearctic and eastern Palearctic, 23 species), Manophylax Wiggins (Nearctic and eastern Palearctic, 6 species), Moselyana Denning (Oregon, monotypic), and Pedomoecus Ross (Pacific northwest of North America, monotypic), form a monophyletic group (Gall 1994) separate from either subfamily.
Apataniid larvae construct cases of small rock pieces, although Manophylax larvae also add plant pieces to the upper surface (Wiggins 2004). Corbet (1966) documented parthenogenesis in some species of Apatania. Larvae occur in cool running waters, but at high elevations and extreme northern latitudes, some species of Apatania are found in lakes. Most larvae graze periphyton from rocks with scraper mandibles. Some species also occur in hygropetric habitats, some of which are dry for much of the year. The larvae of Moselyana are found in spring seepages, and are detritivores with toothed mandibles. (From Holzenthal et al., 2007)
References
Corbet, P.S. (1966) Parthenogenesis in caddisflies (Trichoptera). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 44, 981–982.
Gall, W.K. (1994) Phylogenetic studies in the Limnephilidae with a revision of the World genera of Goeridae (Trichoptera). Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Toronto, Toronto, 140 pp.
Holzenthal R.W., Blahnik, R.J., Prather, A.L., and Kjer K.M. 2007. Order Trichoptera Kirby 1813 (Insecta), Caddisflies. In: Zhang, Z.-Q., and Shear, W.A. (Eds). 2007 Linneaus Tercentenary: Progress in Invertebrate Taxonomy. Zootaxa. Zootaxa 1668:639–698.
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1886) Skandinaviens arter af Trichoptera-familjen Apataniidae. Entomologisk tidskrift, 73–80.
Wiggins, G.B. (1996) Larvae of the North American Caddisfly Genera (Trichoptera). University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 457 pp.
Wiggins, G.B. (2004) Caddisflies: the underwater architects. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 292 pp.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Apatania zonella |
|---|---|
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
| View | Lateral |
| Source Collection | Barcode of Life Database (BOLD) |
| Scientific Name | Allomyia sp. |
|---|---|
| Creator | Karl Kjer |
| Identified By | David Ruiter |
| Life Cycle Stage | Larva |
| Source Collection | Barcode of Life Database (BOLD) |
About This Page
Ralph W. Holzenthal
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Roger J. Blahnik
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Aysha Prather
Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Karl Kjer
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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