Rhyacophila chilsia

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SeasonalityOnly one collection record in Alberta, July 23. IdentificationAdult body, head, palpi and antennae are yellowish with luteous legs and spurs. There is an acuminate process along the posterior edge of segment 9, in males. The postero-dorsal corner of segment 10 and the disto-dorsal corner of the distal article on the clasper, have acuminate processes as well (Nimmo, 1971).

Scientific Name Rhyacophila chilsia Habitat Collected from fairly fast moving waters. Seasonality Only one collection record in Alberta, July 23. Identification

Adult body, head, palpi and antennae are yellowish with luteous legs and spurs. There is an acuminate process along the posterior edge of segment 9, in males. The postero-dorsal corner of segment 10 and the disto-dorsal corner of the distal article on the clasper, have acuminate processes as well (Nimmo, 1971).

Conservation Very rare. Diet Info Larvae are probably predacious. Range This species has been collected only from one location in Alberta, Maligne Canyon, Jasper (Nimmo, 1971).

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"Species Details - Rhyacophila chilsia, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3143. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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UASM264363 - Rhyacophila chilsia

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Place CollectedUnited States: California, Sierra National Forest Collected ByDjernaes, M. Date Collected2007-07-10

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