ENDEMIC SPRING SNAILS TERRESTRIBYTHINELLA (MOLLUSCA) AS UNUSUAL MATERIAL FOR LARVAL CASE OF CRUNOECIA IRRORATA (TRICHOPTERA: LEPIDOSTOMATIDAE) IN TRANSCARPATHIAN UKRAINE
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An unusual larval case of Crunoecia irrorata (Curtis, 1834) (Trichoptera, Lepidostomatidae) was collected in a small stream in Ukrainian Transcarpathia. This larval case consisted mainly of living snails of extremely rare endemic gastropod mollusk of the genus Terrestribythinella Sitnikova, Starobogatov & Anistratenko, 1992 (Gastropoda: Terrestribythinellidae). The larval case, distinguishing characters of C. irrorata larva and its habitat are illustrated. Ecological relations between shell-utilizing caddisfly larvae and mollusks used as material for larval cases are discussed.
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2019 ◽
Vol 8
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pp. 14-22
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