Pycnopsyche Explained

Pycnopsyche is a genus of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are about 17 described species in Pycnopsyche.^{[1] [2] [3]}

ITIS Taxonomic note:

• Type species: Limnephila scabripennis P Rambur (original designation).

Species

• Pycnopsyche aglona Ross, 1941
• Pycnopsyche antica (Walker, 1852)
• Pycnopsyche circularis (Provancher, 1877)
• Pycnopsyche conspersa Banks, 1943
• Pycnopsyche divergens (Walker, 1852)
• Pycnopsyche flavata (Banks, 1914)
• Pycnopsyche gentilis (McLachlan, 1871) (caddisfly)
• Pycnopsyche guttifera (Walker, 1852)
• Pycnopsyche indiana (Ross, 1938)
• Pycnopsyche lepida (Hagen, 1861)
• Pycnopsyche limbata (McLachlan, 1871)
• Pycnopsyche luculenta (Betten, 1934)
• Pycnopsyche rossi Betten, 1950
• Pycnopsyche scabripennis (Rambur, 1842) (giant red sedge)
• Pycnopsyche sonso (Milne, 1935)
• Pycnopsyche subfasciata (Say, 1828)
• Pycnopsyche virginica (Banks, 1900)

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press..
• Book: Merritt . Cummins . 2008. Aquatic Insects of North America. Kendall/Hunt..
• Book: Thompson . F.G.. 1984. The freshwater snails of Florida: A manual for identification. University Presses of Florida. 94.
• Houghton . DC. DeWalt . RE. Pytel . AJ. Brandin . CM. Rogers . SE. Ruiter . DE. Bright . E. Hudson . PL. Armitage . BJ. 2018. Updated checklist of the Michigan (USA) caddisflies, with regional and habitat affinities. ZooKeys. 730. 57–74. 10.3897/zookeys.730.21776. 29416396. 5799788. free. 2018ZooK..730...57H.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pycnopsyche Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-08.
2. Web site: Pycnopsyche Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-08.
3. Web site: Pycnopsyche Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-08.