Agapetus (caddisfly)

Agapetus
Agapetus fuscipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Glossosomatidae
Genus: Agapetus
Curtis, 1834
Diversity
at least 210 species

Agapetus is a genus of little black caddisflies of the family Glossosomatidae. There are at least 210 described species in Agapetus.[1][2][3][4]

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.[5]

The type species for Agapetus is Agapetus fuscipes J. Curtis.[1]

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  5. ^ "An Agapetus Caddisfly - Montana Field Guide". mt.gov. Retrieved 8 May 2015.