Adult caddisfly
Photograph courtesy of Hamish Robertson, South African Museum
The Caddisflies (Trichoptera) of South Africa
Compiled by Ferdy C. de Moor
Department of Freshwater Invertebrates, Albany Museum, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa
| Adult caddisfly |
The Caddisflies (Trichoptera) of South AfricaCompiled by Ferdy C. de MoorDepartment of Freshwater Invertebrates, Albany Museum, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa |
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The order Trichoptera is represented in South Africa by seventeen families. This catalogue contains some new species records and notes the existence of species awaiting description (E-mail the author for details). Synonyms and dates of publication of taxa are generally not include.
Distributions are indicated according to the twelve hydrobiological regions (A-M) proposed by AD Harrison (1959).
Information about the Trichoptera and their biology can be obtained from
BIOSIS Internet Resource Guide - Trichoptera
Gordon Ramel's Caddisfly Page
The Trichoptera page of The Tree of Life
World Catalogue of Trichoptera
