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Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae

Rhyacophila alberta Banks 1918

Updated 2 July 2009

Locations Collected

Allan (1975) reports this species from Cement Creek.

Links

On this website:
Rhyacophila tucula
Introduction to Rhyacophila

Other Websites:
University of Alberta Entomology Collection Species page
     Has illustration of male genitalia, description, habitat information, range and more.

Analyses of the Rhyacophila verrula and alberta alberta groups, with new larval/adult associations (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae) http://esa.confex.com/esa/2001/techprogram/paper_1305.htm

References

Allan, J.D. 1975. The distributional ecology and diversity of benthic insects in Cement Creek, Colorado. Ecology 56:1040-1053. Abstract

Banks,N 1918 New neuropteroid insects. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 62:3-24.




Giersch, JJ 2002 Revision and phylogenetic anaysis of the verrula and alberta species groups of Rhyacophila Pictet 1834 with description of a new species (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae). Master of Science Thesis. Montana State University http://virgin.msu.montana.edu/Joe/

Herrmann,SJ; Ruiter,DE; Unzicker,JD 1986 Distribution and records of Colorado Trichoptera. Southwestern Naturalist 31 4, 421-457.
     They note the habitat for this species is streams and rivers, the altitudinal range is 2536 to 3295m and adult collection dates are 4 August to 9 October.

Ross,HH 1950 New species of nearctic Rhyacophila (Trichoptera, Rhyacophilidae). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 40 8, 260-265.

Brown, Wendy S. 2004 Trichoptera of Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
www.gunnisoninsects.org