A remarkable new caddisfly genus from northwestern North America (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae, Limnephilinae)

Adults of Sphagnophylax meiops gen. et sp. nov. are described from the Yukon and Northwest Territories of Canada. The habitat is small, low-lying tundra basins where water lies on the surface for brief periods in the spring, later receding into a saturated layer of organic debris. Affinity of Sphagn...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Wiggins, Glenn B., Winchester, Neville N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1984
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Canada
Tundra
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z84-270
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z84-270
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Summary:Adults of Sphagnophylax meiops gen. et sp. nov. are described from the Yukon and Northwest Territories of Canada. The habitat is small, low-lying tundra basins where water lies on the surface for brief periods in the spring, later receding into a saturated layer of organic debris. Affinity of Sphagnophylax with the four tribes of the Limnephilinae is questionable. Apomorph characters shared with the Chaetopterygini are open to conflicting interpretations, and others are discordant or unique in the Limnephilidae, indicating that Sphagnophylax is best assigned as Limnephilinae incertae sedis until more information is available.

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