Agapetus (genus)

Agapetus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera
Order: Trichoptera
Suborder: Spicipalpia
Superfamily: Glossosomatoidea
Family: Glossosomatidae
Genus: Agapetus

Agapetus is a genus of caddisflies of the family Glossosomatidae.[1]

Larvae of Agapetus could be confused with Protoptila (another Glossosomatidae), but are readily distinguished by the presence of 2 mesonotal sclerites instead of 3. There have been few larval-adult associations of the Agapetus spp. (7 of 30), so in areas with multiple species, adults or mature pupae are needed for species level identification. The saddle-type rock cases for larval Agapetus usually have larger rocks along the edge of the case.[2]

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External identifiers for Agapetus (genus)
Encyclopedia of Life 38520
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