Description of the last-instar larva and pupa and the bionomics of Smicridea (Smicridea) truncata Flint (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) in Central Amazonia, Brazil

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1732, 2008, Pages 54-60

  Pes, Ana Maria Oliveira ^a   Hamada, Neusa ^a   Soares, Climéia Correa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Caddisfly; Central Amazon; Neotropical streams; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; HEXAPODA; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; SMICRIDEA TRUNCATA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 42349096772     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1732.1.4     Document Type: Article

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