Code QT249999

Medium sized Trichoptera which inhabit sluggish rivers and swamps, and feed on plant debris. The larvae build a dorsoventrally flattened case from pieces of leaf the upper leaf completely obscuring the lower leaf and the anterior opening.

Larval head ovoid, labrum bearing a band of approximately 16 bristles. Pronotal sclerites with prominent anterolateral projections. Mesonotal sclerite large, subdivided by median line. Metanotum with three pairs of small sclerites. Abdominal segment 1 with dorsal and lateral humps. Abdominal gills are present, single or branched. Lateral fringe present. Segment 8 with a row of bifid spicules.

The family Calamoceratidae is known from all biogeographic regions, with major representation in the subtropics. In Australia, there is a single genus, Anisocentropus , with some 10 species. The genus is widespread on the continent, excepting south Western Australia.

References:

Dean, J.C., St Clair, R.M. and Cartwright, D.J. (1995) A key to late instar larvae of Australian Trichoptera families. In: Hawking, J.H. (ed.) Monitoring River Health initiative: Taxonomic Workshop Handbook. Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre, Victoria, Australia.

Neboiss, A. (1991) Trichoptera. pp. 787-816. In: CSIRO, Insects of Australia . Volume 2. Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria.

Neboiss, A. (1992) Illustrated keys to the families and genera of Australian Trichoptera. 1. Adults. Australian Society for Limnology Special Publication 9. pp. 87.