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Trichoptera Caddisflies
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Family: Psychomyiidae
Order: Trichoptera Family: Psychomyiidae A. Bosak BMIC First thoracic segment sclerotized Trochantin Hatchet shaped A. Bosak BMIC
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Family: Polycentropodidae
Order: Trichoptera Family: Polycentropodidae First thoracic segment sclerotized A. Bosak BMIC Trochantin spine A. Bosak BMIC
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Family: Hydropsychidae Genus: Cheumatopsyche
Order: Trichoptera Family: Hydropsychidae Genus: Cheumatopsyche Abdomen with up to 10 branched gills A. Bosak BMIC A. Bosak BMIC Each thoracic segment sclerotized Abdominal segment 9 notched sclerite Abdominal segment 8 with 2 sclerites Prosternum with 2 small sclerites below plate A. Bosak BMIC
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Family: Hydropsychidae Genus: Hydropsyche
Order: Trichoptera Family: Hydropsychidae Genus: Hydropsyche Prosternum with 2 large sclerites below plate Each thoracic segment sclerotized A. Bosak BMIC Abdomen with up to 10 branched gills
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Order: Trichoptera Family: Lepidostomatidae Genus: Lepidostoma
Laterally scleritized anal hooks Partially scleritized pro and mesonotum A. Bosak BMIC Lateral humps Order: Trichoptera Family: Lepidostomatidae Genus: Lepidostoma A. Bosak BMIC Ventral apotome Larger than Ecdysial line A. Bosak BMIC Antenna Antennae close to eye Eye A. Bosak BMIC
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Order: Trichoptera Family: Lepidostomatidae
A. Bosak BMIC Short antennae A. Bosak BMIC Lepidostoma Thoracic segment 2 sclerotized segment 3 fleshy To tell genus: Lepidostoma: apotome as long as ecdysial line. Theliopsyche: apotome shorter than line. Lateral humps No dorsal hump A. Bosak BMIC
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Order: Trichoptera Family: Limnophilidae
A. Bosak BMIC Metanotum membranous with scleritized patches Pronotum & mesonotum scleritized Dorsal hump Prosternal horn A. Bosak BMIC A. Bosak BMIC A. Bosak BMIC
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Order: Trichoptera Family: Molanidae Genus: Molannodes
Hind tarsal claw modified as a filament A. Bosak BMIC Molannodes out of case A. Bosak BMIC Hood on case Molannodes in case A. Bosak BMIC A. Bosak BMIC
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Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae
Cases of various material Long hind legs A. Bosak BMIC A. Bosak BMIC A. Bosak BMIC Long antennae
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Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae Genus: Oecetis
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Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae Genus: Mystacides
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Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae Genus: Nectopsyche
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Order: Trichoptera Family: Leptoceridae Genus: Sedotes
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Order: Trichoptera Family: Phryganeidae
Cases usually of plant material A. Bosak BMIC Setae cluster from scleritized disc on thoracic segment 3 A. Bosak BMIC Prosternal horn A. Bosak BMIC A. Bosak BMIC
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