Biology:Ceraclea
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Short description: Genus of caddisflies
| Ceraclea | |
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| Ceraclea dissimilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Leptoceridae |
| Genus: | Ceraclea Stephens, 1829 |
| Subgenera | |
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| Diversity | |
| at least 140 species | |
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]
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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
- ↑ "Ceraclea Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=116684. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Ceraclea". https://www.gbif.org/species/1435885. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Ceraclea genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/126854. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ Morse, John C. (2019). "Trichoptera World Checklist". International Symposia on Trichoptera. https://entweb.sites.clemson.edu/database/trichopt/. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
- An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. Kendall/Hunt. 2008. ISBN 978-0787232412.
- Houghton, D. C.; DeWalt, R. E.; Pytel, A. J.; Brandin, C. M. et al. (2018). "Updated checklist of the Michigan (USA) caddisflies, with regional and habitat affinities". ZooKeys (730): 57–74. doi:10.3897/zookeys.730.21776. PMID 29416396.
- Wiggins, Glenn B. (1996). Larvae of the North American caddisfly genera (Trichoptera). University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1442655065.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q9186618 entry
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