Annulipalpia
Net spinners and retreat makers
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Synapomorphies of the Annulipalpia (from Weaver, 1984)
- Adults with flexible annulated apical maxillary palp segment
- Phallus modified with parameres missing
- Larval abdominal tergite X reduced
- Female genitalia with lateral papillae adjacent to cerci
References
Weaver, J.S., III. 1984. The evolution and classification of Trichoptera, Part 1: the groundplan of Trichoptera. Pages 413-419 in J.C. Morse (editor). Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Trichoptera. Dr. W. Junk Publishers, The Hague.
Weaver, J.S., III and H. Malicky. 1994. The genus Dipseudopsis Walker from Asia (Trichoptera: Dipseudopsidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 137: 95-142.
Title Illustrations

Smicridea talamanca Flint 1974, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Illustration copyright © 1997, David Funk.
Parapsyche cardis Ross 1938, Lumpkin Co., Georgia, USA. Illustration copyright © 1997, James C. Hodges, Jr.
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