Integripalpia
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Integripalpia is a suborder of Trichoptera
, the caddisflies. The name refers to the unringed nature of maxillary palp's terminal segment in the adults. Integripalpian larvae construct portable cases out of debris during the first larval instar, and are enlarged through subsequent instars. These cases are often very specific in construction at both the family and genus level.
Trichoptera
The caddisflies are an order, Trichoptera, of insects with approximately 12,000 described species. Also called sedge-flies or rail-flies, they are small moth-like insects having two pairs of hairy membranous wings...
, the caddisflies. The name refers to the unringed nature of maxillary palp's terminal segment in the adults. Integripalpian larvae construct portable cases out of debris during the first larval instar, and are enlarged through subsequent instars. These cases are often very specific in construction at both the family and genus level.