Global diversity of caddisflies (Trichoptera: Insecta) in freshwater

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Metabolism, bioaccumulation, and toxicity of pesticides in aquatic insect larvae

“…The lotic and lentic freshwater systems consisting of ditches, streams, rivers, and ponds are abundant in many kinds of aquatic insect larvae, as represented by Diptera (flies and mosquitoes), 1) Ephemeroptera (mayflies), 2) Plecoptera (stoneflies), 3) and Trichoptera (caddisflies), 4) in each of which more than thousands of species are known. Their larvae are an important food source for fish, amphibians, birds, and semi-aquatic mammals, 5,6) indicating the possible biomagnification of a pesticide if it is bioaccumulated.…”

Description of the larva of Oecetis mizrain Malicky & Graf, 2012 (Trichoptera, Leptoceridae) and Lepidostoma scotti (Ulmer, 1930) (Trichoptera, Lepidostomatidae) from Chilimo Forest, Central Ethiopia

“…The order Trichoptera comprises approximately 15,000 species (including 685 fossils) in 616 genera and 49 families (Morse 2017). The Oriental region harbors the highest number of species (4865 species), followed by the Neotropical region (2562 species) (de Moor and Ivanov 2008;Holzenthal et al 2015;Morse 2011). Species numbers in other biogeographic regions such as the Australasian (1439 species), the East Palearctic (1372 species), the Nearctic (1604 species) and the West Palearctic (1888 species) are lower in comparison (Morse 2011).…”

New species, new records, and new collection data of Rhyacophila from China (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae)

“…Rhyacophilidae is one of the most diverse families of caddisflies in the world, with more than 753 species (MORSE 2011(MORSE , 2016, of which about 93% of the species are in the genus Rhyacophila (DE MOOR & IVANOV 2007), constituting the largest genus in Trichoptera (HOLZENTHAL et al 2007).…”