Hydrobiosis
| Hydrobiosis | |
|---|---|
| Hydrobiosis falcis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Hydrobiosidae |
| Genus: | Hydrobiosis McLachlan, 1868 |
Hydrobiosis is a genus of caddisflies belonging to the family Hydrobiosidae.[1] The genus was erected by Robert McLachlan in 1868.[2]
Distribution
The genus is found in New Zealand, the Chatham Islands, Australia (Tasmania, South Australia), and Fiji.[1]
Species
- Hydrobiosis budgei McFarlane, 1960
- Hydrobiosis centralis Ward, 1997
- Hydrobiosis chalcodes McFarlane, 1981
- Hydrobiosis charadraea McFarlane, 1951
- Hydrobiosis clavigera McFarlane, 1951
- Hydrobiosis copis McFarlane, 1960
- Hydrobiosis falcis Wise, 1958
- Hydrobiosis frater McLachlan, 1868
- Hydrobiosis gollanis Mosely, 1953
- Hydrobiosis harpidiosa McFarlane, 1951
- Hydrobiosis johnsi McFarlane, 1981
- Hydrobiosis kiddi McFarlane, 1951
- Hydrobiosis lindsayi Tillyard, 1925
- Hydrobiosis neadelphus Ward, 1997
- Hydrobiosis parumbripennis McFarlane, 1951
- Hydrobiosis sherleyi Ward, 1998
- Hydrobiosis silvicola McFarlane, 1951
- Hydrobiosis soror Mosely, 1953
- Hydrobiosis spatulata McFarlane, 1951
- Hydrobiosis styracine McFarlane, 1960
- Hydrobiosis styx McFarlane, 1951
- Hydrobiosis taumata Ward, 1997
- Hydrobiosis torrentis Ward, 1995
- Hydrobiosis umbripennis McLachlan, 1868
Feeding
Hydrobiosis are carnivorous, with older instars consuming exclusively other invertebrates like simuliid and chironomid larvae. Early instars are detritivores that feed on fine organic matter such as dead leaves and wood, and algae fragments.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Hydrobiosis". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ M'Lachlan, Robert (November 1868). "On some new Forms of Trichopterous Insects from New Zealand; with a List of the Species known to inhabit those Colonies. (continued)". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 10 (44): 197–214. doi:10.1111/J.1096-3642.1868.TB02232.X. ISSN 0368-2935. Wikidata Q114627106.
- ^ CROSBY, T.K. "Food of the New Zealand trichopterans Hydrobiosis parumbripennis McFarlane and Hydropsyche colonica McLachlan". Wiley. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Retrieved 27 November 2025.