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 | |
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| Agapetus fuscipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 larvalAgapetus usually have larger rocks along the edge of the case.[5]
The type species for Agapetus is Agapetus fuscipes J. Curtis.[1]