Agapetus (caddisfly)

Agapetus is a genus of little black caddisflies of the family Glossosomatidae. There are at least 210 described species in Agapetus.^[1][2][3][4]

Agapetus
Agapetus fuscipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Trichoptera
Family:	Glossosomatidae
Genus:	Agapetus Curtis, 1834
Diversity
at least 210 species

Larvae of Agapetus could be confused with Protoptila (another Glossosomatidae), but are readily distinguished by the presence of 2 mesonotal sclerites instead of 3. There have been few larval-adult associations of the Agapetus spp. (7 of 30), so in areas with multiple species, adults or mature pupae are needed for species level identification. The saddle-type rock cases for larval Agapetus usually have larger rocks along the edge of the case.^[5]

The type species for Agapetus is Agapetus fuscipes J. Curtis.^[1]

See also

• List of Agapetus species