The larva of Wormaldia asterusia Malicky 1972 (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae) with notes on its ecology and an update on the Wormaldia of Greece with a larval key for species of the genus

Ioannis Karaouzas

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4200.3.4

The larva of Wormaldia asterusia Malicky 1972 (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae) with notes on its ecology and an update on the Wormaldia of Greece with a larval key for species of the genus

Zootaxa. 2016 Nov 29;4200(3):zootaxa.4200.3.4. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.3.4.

Author

Ioannis Karaouzas¹

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 46.7km Athens-Sounio Av., Anavissos 19013, Greece.. ikarz@hcmr.gr.

PMID: 27988631
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.3.4

Abstract

The previously unknown larva of Wormaldia asterusia Malicky 1972 is described. The diagnostic features of the species are listed and illustrated and some information on its ecology is included. An update on the knowledge of the genus in Greece is given and a larval key of the known West Palearctic Wormaldia species is provided.

Keywords: Trichoptera, taxonomy, description, zoogeography, key, Aegean, islands.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animals
Female
Greece
Insecta / anatomy & histology
Insecta / classification*
Larva / anatomy & histology
Larva / classification
Male
Species Specificity