Desmona

Genus of caddisflies

Desmona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Limnephilidae
Subfamily: Limnephilinae
Tribe: Chilostigmini
Genus: Desmona
Denning, 1954

Desmona is a genus of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are at least two described species in Desmona.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These two species belong to the genus Desmona:

  • Desmona bethula Denning, 1954 (amphibious caddisfly)
  • Desmona mono (Denning, 1970)

References

  1. ^ "Desmona Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Desmona". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ Morse, John C. (2019). "Trichoptera World Checklist". International Symposia on Trichoptera. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

  • Merritt, Richard W.; Cummins, Kenneth W., eds. (2008). An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. Kendall/Hunt. ISBN 978-0787232412.
  • Houghton, D. C.; DeWalt, R. E.; Pytel, A. J.; Brandin, C. M.; et al. (2018). "Updated checklist of the Michigan (USA) caddisflies, with regional and habitat affinities". ZooKeys (730): 57–74. Bibcode:2018ZooK..730...57H. doi:10.3897/zookeys.730.21776. PMC 5799788. PMID 29416396.
  • Wiggins, Glenn B. (1996). Larvae of the North American caddisfly genera (Trichoptera). University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1442655065.
Taxon identifiers
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