A New record of Hydroptila cruciata Ulmer in southern Oman with notes on its Larval Biology

Fourth and fifth instar larvae of a hydroptilid richoptcran, Hydroprtila Ulmer 1912 were collected in the Sultanate of Oman for the first time. The fifth instar larva constructs a purse-case With filamentous algae. Notes on the habitat characteristics and the larval biology of this species are given...

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Main Author: R. Victor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 1999-12-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science
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Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squjs/article/view/221