Date of Award
1988
Degree Name
Biological Sciences
College
College of Science
Type of Degree
M.S.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Donald Tarter
Second Advisor
Leonard J. Deutsch
Abstract
A survey of the adult Leptoceridae of West Virginia revealed 27 species, 25 of which were state records. The most abundant genus in the state was Ceraclea which had ten different species. Triaenodes had six different species, while Oecetis had five. The most common species in the state included C. cancellatus, C. maculate, O. avara, and O. inconspicua. Species that were abundant only in the larger rivers of the western portion of the state included C. flava, C. maculata, Nectopsyche pavida, and T. ignita. C. neffi seemed to be most abundant in the higher elevations of the east. Ceraclea ophioderus, C. slossonae, and C. wetzeli were important range extensions into West Virginia. Many species emerged throughout the summer suggesting multi-cohort populations.
Subject(s)
Caddisflies – West Virginia.
Recommended Citation
Glover, James B., "A taxonomic and distributional study of the adult caddisflies of the family leptoceridae (insecta: trichoptera) of West Virginia" (1988). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1484.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1484
