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Observations and a Theory on the Building Style Change in the Potamphylax Latipennis (Curt.) Neb. — Trichoptera, Limnephilidae

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Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Trichoptera

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A spontaneous change takes place in the style of the case during the 4th or 5th instar. Observations and experimental results suggest that the tendency to build a new style decreases slowly and in oscillations. The 3rd/4th and 4th/5th moults probably have an influence on this decreasing tendency.

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  1. Istituto di Zoologia, Facoltà di Scienze, Via Elce di Sotto, 06100, Perugia, Italy

    Giampaolo P. Moretti

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Zintl, H. (1981). Observations and a Theory on the Building Style Change in the Potamphylax Latipennis (Curt.) Neb. — Trichoptera, Limnephilidae. In: Moretti, G.P. (eds) Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Trichoptera. Series Entomologica, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8641-1_54

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