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Larval description of Drusus muelleri McLachlan, 1868(Trichoptera : Limnephilidae) with some notes on its ecology andsystematic position within the genus Drusus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2009

W. Graf
Affiliation:
BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecology Management, Max Emanuelstrasse 17, A - 1180 Vienna, Austria
V. Lubini
Affiliation:
Eichhalde 14, CH-8053 Zürich, Switzerland
S. Pauls
Affiliation:
Department of Limnology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Abstract

This paper presents a description of the hitherto unknown larva of Drusus muelleri McLachlan, 1868. Information on the morphological and genetic identification of this species is given, and the most important diagnostic features are illustrated. Its systematic position within genus Drusus is affirmed and some zoogeographical and ecological notes are added.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Université Paul Sabatier, 2005

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