AuthorEdington, J.M. & Hildrew, A.G.
Year1995
TitleCaseless Caddis Larvae of the British Isles
ISBN0 900386 55 X
SeriesFBA Scientific Publication
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteCovers all caseless UK species known at the time, except Wormaldia mediana.
SourceFBA Scientific Publication, No. 53, 2 edition, 134pp, Freshwater Biological Association
Illustrationsline drawings accompany the key, electronmicrographs in the family accounts.
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

This is the companion volume to Wallace et al, 1990: "A Key to the Case-bearing Caddis Larvae of Britain and Ireland", but has a different layout.

The main key is mostly dichotomous, but occasionally tabulated characters are used. The key is followed by taxonomic notes on the species which should be checked to confirm (or otherwise!) the initial identification.

A table on page 107 gives the width ranges of the head capsule for each instar.

The second half of the book concerns the biology of the species.

Examine Stereo Microscope ( Compound Microscope is also useful)
Specimen PreparationSpecimens in 70 or 80% alcohol. Microscope slide preps needed in some cases.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentTRICHOPTERAcaddis flies, caddisfliesAnimalia
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