The larvae of the European Helicopsyche species (Trichoptera: Helicopsychidae)
Author
Waringer, Johann
Author
Malicky, Hans
Author
Živić, Ivana
Author
Vicentini, Heinrich
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-06-20
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4277.4.6
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Key to the European species of
Helicopsychidae
1 Dorsal head capsule with more than 17 pairs of primary setae (
Figs. 30, 31
); propleuron with sharply-angled dorsal outline, its anterior process cuneiform, straight dorsally, and strongly tapering (
Fig. 32
); submentum broadly triangular, with rounded posterior edge (
Fig. 33
)...................................................................
Helicopsyche bacescui
- Dorsal head capsule with only 17 pairs of primary setae (
Figs. 1
,
22
,
34
); propleuron with sharply-angled or rounded dorsal outline; submentum trapezoidal (
Figs. 24
,
40
) or triangular (
Figs. 4
,
37
)...........................................
2 Propleuron in lateral view with sharply-angled dorsal outline (
Figs. 27
,
39
); submentum trapezoidal (
Figs. 24
,
40
)........ 3
- Propleuron in lateral view rounded dorsally (
Fig. 9
); submentum triangular (
Figs. 4
,
37
)............................ 4
3 Propleural anterior process long, nearly straight, and digitate (
Fig. 39
); submentum posterior edge nearly straight and only slightly narrower than anterior edge; anterior edge straight (
Fig. 40
)...........................
Helicopsyche lusitanica
- Propleural anterior process short, curved anterad, and apically acute (
Fig. 27
); submentum posterior edge rounded and much narrower than anterior edge; anterior edge convex (
Fig. 24
)...................................
Helicopsyche revelieri
4 Propleural anterior process straight and tapering only apically (
Fig. 36
); submentum broadly triangular, with blunt posterior tip (
Fig. 37
).............................................................................
Helicopsyche sperata
- Propleural anterior process curved anterad and gradually tapering throughout its length (
Fig. 9
, black arrow); submentum heart-shaped, with pointed posterior tip (
Fig. 4
).........................................
Helicopsyche megalochari