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Neothremma alicia

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SeasonalityAdults are flying from mid-June to mid-August. IdentificationAntennae of the adults are dark brown. The paler scape is six times longer than the pedicel and has a long group of hyaline hairs on the mesal faces. The vertex of the head is red-brown with scattered spatulate-tipped hairs on the froms. The thorax is light yellow to red-brown. The tenth segment of the male genitalia, is a large median process that is curved postero-ventrad and tapers to a blunt point. The lateral process is almost linear, ending with a pair of v-bifid arms that narrows to a point.
Scientific Name Neothremma alicia Habitat Small to large, smoothly flowing mountain streams. Seasonality Adults are flying from mid-June to mid-August. Identification
Antennae of the adults are dark brown. The paler scape is six times longer than the pedicel and has a long group of hyaline hairs on the mesal faces. The vertex of the head is red-brown with scattered…
Antennae of the adults are dark brown. The paler scape is six times longer than the pedicel and has a long group of hyaline hairs on the mesal faces. The vertex of the head is red-brown with scattered spatulate-tipped hairs on the froms. The thorax is light yellow to red-brown. The tenth segment of the male genitalia, is a large median process that is curved postero-ventrad and tapers to a blunt point. The lateral process is almost linear, ending with a pair of v-bifid arms that narrows to a point.
Life History The larvae winter for two years and pupate in clusters on the lower surfaces of rocks (Wiggins, 1996). Adults will emerge in the summer of the third year. Conservation Rare. Diet Info Larvae feed on fine organic particle; such as diatoms and algae. Range
In North America, N. alicia is known from Alberta and British Columbia, south to Oregon, Utah and Colorado. In Alberta, they are associated with habitats that are mountainous (1350 m to 2100 m) and close to the…
In North America, N. alicia is known from Alberta and British Columbia, south to Oregon, Utah and Colorado. In Alberta, they are associated with habitats that are mountainous (1350 m to 2100 m) and close to the continental divide.

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"Species Details - Neothremma alicia, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1039. Accessed 05 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Nimmo, A. P.
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Specimen Information

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UASM6444 - Neothremma alicia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Bow River Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-07-26

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