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Tools for instar determination of European caddisfly larvae (Insecta: Trichoptera).

ABSTRACT: The paper explores the adult-forewing-length to larval-head-width relationship as a basis for instar determination of final instar caddisfly larvae on a family level. In addition, reference data from published sources were used to extract series of percentage-head-width increments and factors-of-increase for penultimate to first instars. This material provides estimates for head widths of earlier instars on the family level.

SUBMITTER: Waringer J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7116636 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

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Tools for instar determination of European caddisfly larvae (Insecta: Trichoptera).

Waringer Johann J

Zootaxa 20210101 1

The paper explores the adult-forewing-length to larval-head-width relationship as a basis for instar determination of final instar caddisfly larvae on a family level. In addition, reference data from published sources were used to extract series of percentage-head-width increments and factors-of-increase for penultimate to first instars. This material provides estimates for head widths of earlier instars on the family level. ...[more]

PMID: 33510570

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