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Extended family: a caddisfly new to Saskatchewan, Canada with notes on the life history of Neophylax splendens (Trichoptera: Thremmatidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2014

Brittney M. Hoemsen ,
Iain D. Phillips ,
Dale W. Parker ,
Aaron J. Bell ,
Jordyn A. Bergsveinson ,
James S. Armstrong  and
Douglas P. Chivers
Brittney M. Hoemsen*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5E2 TRoutreach SK, Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, 9 Lancaster Road, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada S6J 1M8
Iain D. Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5E2 TRoutreach SK, Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, 9 Lancaster Road, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada S6J 1M8 Water Quality Services Unit, Water Security Agency of Saskatchewan, 101-108 Research Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 3R3
Dale W. Parker
Affiliation:
AquaTax Consulting, 1204 Main Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7H 0L2
Aaron J. Bell
Affiliation:
TRoutreach SK, Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, 9 Lancaster Road, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada S6J 1M8 Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 751 General Services Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H1
Jordyn A. Bergsveinson
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0W8
James S. Armstrong
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5E2
Douglas P. Chivers
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5E2
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: brittney.hoemsen@usask.ca)
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Abstract

Streams draining the Cypress Hills support unique and understudied macroinvertebrate communities in Saskatchewan, Canada. Here, we report the discovery of a species of caddisfly new to the Cypress Hills and Saskatchewan, Neophylax splendens Denning (Trichoptera: Thremmatidae). Larvae were collected early in May 2012, and are found to enter pre-pupal diapause in mid-June until mid-September. Larvae were identified as N. splendens by morphological characters and verified with genetic analysis. Its occurrence strengthens the biogeographical link between the montane regions in British Columbia, Canada and Utah, United States of America with the southwest corner of Saskatchewan. This study highlights the importance of seasonal sampling, resolute species level identifications in biological surveys and the use of genetic analyses to obtain this level of identification.

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Biodiversity & Evolution
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 147 , Issue 4 , August 2015 , pp. 425 - 431
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© Entomological Society of Canada 2014 

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