SeasonalityThere are no recent records from Alberta.IdentificationAdult antennae are dark brown and the vertex of the head is dark brown with yellowish warts. In males, there is a ridge on the meso-basal ledge of the clasper. The distal article of the clasper has a distal tooth directed posterad (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific NameDicosmoecus atripesSeasonality
There are no recent records from Alberta.
Identification
Adult antennae are dark brown and the vertex of the head is dark brown with yellowish warts. In males, there is a ridge on the meso-basal ledge of the clasper. The distal article of the clasper has a distal tooth…
Adult antennae are dark brown and the vertex of the head is dark brown with yellowish warts. In males, there is a ridge on the meso-basal ledge of the clasper. The distal article of the clasper has a distal tooth directed posterad (Nimmo, 1971).
Conservation
There are no recent records from Alberta.
Range
The known range of this species extends from Alberta and British Columbia south to California and New Mexico. In Alberta, historical records indicate this species was collected from the Beaver Creek area (Nimmo, 1971).
Citation
Page Citation for Dicosmoecus atripes
Page Citation
"Species Details - Dicosmoecus atripes, Freshwater Invertebrate Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/5-3050. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
References
AuthorLaFontaine, Gary
TitleCaddisflies
Publication Date1981
Pages336
AuthorNimmo, A. P.
TitleThe adult Rhyacophilidae and Limnephilidae (Trichoptera) of Alberta and eastern British Columbia and their post-glacial origin.
Publication Date1971
Series TitleQuaestiones Entomologicae
Volume7
Pages1-234
Specimen Information
There are 21 specimens of this Species.
21 results plotted on map in 1 marker. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.