Caddisflies of the Yukon - Department of Biological Sciences ...
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<strong>Caddisflies</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Yukon</strong> 801<br />
53. Lepidostoma unicolor (Banks) (I) Nearctic, transcontinental,<br />
western montane<br />
Distribution: <strong>Yukon</strong> to Quebec, California, and Arizona.<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: 10 (ROME, SMDV).<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: Adults have been collected in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Yukon</strong> 4 – 9 August.<br />
Family Leptoceridae<br />
The Leptoceridae are a large family represented on all continents. In North America<br />
<strong>the</strong>re are approximately 100 species assigned to 8 genera, 5 <strong>of</strong> which are represented in <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> fauna. Larvae live in lakes, marshes, and slow rivers, feeding on organic particles<br />
and aquatic plants, or on insects.<br />
Genus Ceraclea. Of some 36 North American species in this genus, 4 are known in <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Yukon</strong>. Larvae live in large rivers and <strong>the</strong> littoral zone <strong>of</strong> lakes where some species feed on<br />
colonies <strong>of</strong> freshwater sponges (Resh et al. 1976).<br />
54. Ceraclea annulicornis (Stephens) (II) Holarctic, transcontinental<br />
Distribution: <strong>Yukon</strong>, Alaska to California, Newfoundland and Kentucky; nor<strong>the</strong>rn Europe and Asiatic<br />
Russia to <strong>the</strong> Amur region and Japan (Lepneva 1966).<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: 4 (SMDV).<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: Adults have been collected in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Yukon</strong> 3 July.<br />
55. Ceraclea cancellata (Betten) (I) Nearctic, transcontinental<br />
Distribution: <strong>Yukon</strong>, Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Florida and Arizona.<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: 10, 12 (ROME).<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: Adults have been collected in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Yukon</strong> 20 July – 9 August.<br />
56. Ceraclea nigronervosa (Retzius) (II) Holarctic<br />
Distribution: <strong>Yukon</strong>, Alaska, British Columbia and Wyoming; nor<strong>the</strong>rn Europe and Asia.<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: 4, 10, 12, 17 (ROME, SMDV).<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: Adults have been collected in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Yukon</strong> 5 June –11 July.<br />
Taxonomic notes: See Taxonomic Note 3.<br />
57. Ceraclea resurgens (Walker) (I) Nearctic, transcontinental<br />
Distribution: <strong>Yukon</strong>, Oregon to Maine and Louisiana.<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: 10, 12, 14, 15 (ROME, SMDV).<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: Adults have been collected in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Yukon</strong> 17 – 28 July.<br />
Genus Mystacides. This is an Holarctic and Oriental genus with 3 widely distributed North<br />
American species; larvae live in standing or slowly moving water, where <strong>the</strong>y are mainly<br />
predacious.<br />
58. Mystacides alafimbriata Hill-Griffin (I) Nearctic, western<br />
Distribution: <strong>Yukon</strong>, Alaska to California and Mexico.<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: 10, 17 (ROME); 12 (NW 1984).<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: Adults have been collected in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Yukon</strong> 2 July – 5 August.<br />
Taxonomic notes: See Taxonomic Note 4.<br />
59. Mystacides interjectus (Banks) (I) Nearctic, transcontinental<br />
Distribution: <strong>Yukon</strong>, Alaska to Quebec, Massachusetts and Ohio.<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: 4, 10, 12, 17, 19 (ROME, SMDV).<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: Adults have been collected in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Yukon</strong> 24 June – 5 August.<br />
Taxonomic notes: See Taxonomic Note 5.<br />
60. Mystacides sepulchralis (Walker) (I) Nearctic, transcontinental<br />
Distribution: <strong>Yukon</strong>, Alaska to California, Newfoundland and Georgia.<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19 (ROME, SMDV).<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: Adults have been collected in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Yukon</strong> 26 June –19 August.<br />
Taxonomic notes: See Taxonomic Note 4.