Trichoptera: Apataniidae of Gunnison County, ColoradoAllomyia gnathos(Ross) 1950Updated 11 Jan 2010
The animals on the right were crawling around on the sediment and algae in a small headwaters stream of Copper Creek on 18 July 2007
DescriptionAllomyia gnathos has a very unique head shape, the top of its head is dished, with a distinct lip.HabitatThey are common in smaller streams in the Gothic area. A few are found in the bigger rivers such as the East River and Copper Creek.NotesRoss 1950 did the last revision of the genus Allomyia as Imania.LinksOn this website:Key to Apataniidae Larvae Other Websites: Photos, Map, Museum specimens - Barcodinglife.org ReferencesDodds GS; Hisaw FL. 1925. Ecological studies on aquatic insects. IV. Altitudinal range and zonation of mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies in the Colorado Rockies. Ecology 6(4)380-390. AbstractHerrmann,SJ; Ruiter,DE; Unzicker,JD 1986 Distribution and records of Colorado Trichoptera. Southwestern Naturalist 31 4, 421-457. They note that A. gnathos is found in Gunnison County. Ross,HH 1950 Synoptic notes on some nearctic Limnephilid caddisflies (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae). American Midland Naturalist 43 2, 410-429. Described and as Imania gnathos. Brown, Wendy S. 2004 Trichoptera or Caddisflies of Gunnison County, Colorado, USA www.gunnisoninsects.org |