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“Caddisflies”
Trichoptera
family
Apataniidae
“Mountain Casemaker Caddisflies”
Brachycentridae
“Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies”
Calamoceratidae
“Comb-lipped Casemaker Caddisflies”
Dipseudopsidae
“Pitot-tube Caddisflies”
Glossosomatidae
“Saddle Casemaker Caddisflies”
Goeridae
“Weighted Casemaker Caddisflies”
Helicopsychidae
“Snail Casemaker Caddisflies”
Hydropsychidae
“Seine-net Weaver Caddisflies”
Hydroptilidae
“Microcaddisflies, Purse Casemakers”
Lepidostomatidae
“Scaly-mouth caddisflies”
Leptoceridae
“Long-horned Caddisflies”
Limnephilidae
“Northern Casemaker Caddisflies”
Molannidae
“Hooded Casemaker Caddisflies”
Odontoceridae
“Strong Casemaker Caddisflies”
Philopotamidae
“Finger-net Caddisflies”
Phryganeidae
“Giant Casemaker Caddisflies”
Polycentropodidae
“Trumpet-net, Tube Maker Caddisflies”
Psychomyiidae
“Net-tube Caddisflies”
Rhyacophilidae
“Free-living, Green Caddisflies”
Sericostomatidae
“Bush-tailed Caddisflies”
Thremmatidae
“Little Northeastern Casemakers”
Brachycentridae
genus
Brachycentrus
Micrasema
Brachycentrus
“Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies”
Genus Overview
13 species in North America.  Species are found in running waters in various stream sizes. They fix their cases to substrate to allow flow to enter the case and collect food with their legs. 
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Southeast: 1.1
Upper Midwest: 1
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Collector / Filterer
Scraper / Grazer
MOVEMENT
Clinger
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lotic-erosional
Diagnostic Characters
order
Prolegs With Single Hook
family
Mesonotum sclerotized
Metanotum mostly membranous
​Humpless abdominal segment I
​Transversely arranged plant-material case
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Brachycentrus
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Dorsal
Lateral
Ventral
Case