TRICHOPTERA (caddisflies)
Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Neoptera Holometabola 500 400 300 200 100 0 500 400 300 200 100 0 Silurian Devonian Carboniferous Permian Triassic Jurassic Cretaceous Entognatha Archaeognatha Hexapoda Zygentoma Ephemeroptera Insecta Odonata Plecoptera Embiodea Pterygota Zoraptera Dermaptera Grylloblattodea ? Mantophasmatodea Orthoptera Phasmatodea Blattaria Isoptera Mantodea Neoptera Psocoptera Phthiraptera Thysanoptera Hemiptera Coleoptera Rhaphidioptera Megaloptera Neuroptera Hymenoptera Holometabola Mecoptera Siphonaptera Diptera Strepsiptera Trichoptera Lepidoptera
Hexapod Orders Trichoptera Tricho - hair, ptera - wing Number of Species 11,500 Common names caddisflies Typical habitats Larvae - aquatic, adults - aerial Distinguishing characteristics -wings with hairs Most larvae build cases Other features
Trichoptera adults
Trichoptera - Adults Haustellum - fused hypopharynx & labium
Trichoptera - Adults
Trichoptera Ecological Division of Larval Types 1. Retreat makers (net spinners) 2. Free living 3. Saddle case makers 4. Purse case makers 5. Tube case makers
Trichoptera Ecological Division of Larval Types 1. Retreat makers (net spinners) Hydropsychidae
Trichoptera Ecological Division of Larval Types 1. Retreat makers (net spinners) Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae – Sound production Scraper File
Trichoptera Ecological Division of Larval Types 2. Free living Rhyacophilidae
Trichoptera Ecological Division of Larval Types 3. Saddle case makers
Trichoptera Ecological Division of Larval Types 4. Purse case makers Hydroptilidae
Trichoptera Ecological Division of Larval Types 5. Tube case makers
Trichoptera Ecological Division of Larval Types 5. Tube case makers
All larvae are apneustic Respiratory adaptations All larvae are apneustic (no open spiracles)
Trichoptera - Phylogeny Net spinners Free living Tortoise case makers Purse case makers Tube case makers
Respiratory adaptations Abdominal Gills
Evoutionary change in Trichoptera Evolved in cool streams Move to lentic water Cool streams Warm streams Lentic water Temporary ponds (100% of families) (95% of families) (50% of families) (17% of families) O2 Stress
Habitat Differentiation Limnephilidae Leptoceridae Rhyacophilidae Hydropsychidae