Laboratory of Molecular Reproductive Biology, Graduate Division of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1, Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan. Idea Consultants Inc., 1334-5 Riemon, Yaizu City, Shizuoka, 421-0212, Japan. .
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Zootaxa. 2022 May 16;5138(1):31-40. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5138.1.3.
Four genera of Philopotamidae (Trichoptera) are known from Japan: Chimara, Dolophilodes, Kisaura, and Wormaldia. Among them, adults of the genus Kisaura are known in the Oriental and East Palearctic region; but until now, larvae of this genus have not been observed. In this study, molecular evidence is presented to support the relationship between adults and larvae of Kisaura minakawai Arefina 2005 from hyporheic zones of Japanese rivers. Morphological features of the larva of K. minakawai, which include very small eyes and somewhat dorsoventrally flattened (depressed) head capsules, compared with those of other philopotamid species, are also suggested to be adapted to the hyporheic zone. Detailed morphology of K. minakawai larval characters are provided.
已知日本有 4 个 Philopotamidae 属（Trichoptera）：Chimara、Dolophilodes、Kisaura 和 Wormaldia。其中，Kisaura 属的成虫在东洋和东古北地区都有发现；但迄今为止，尚未观察到该属的幼虫。本研究通过分子证据支持了日本河流潜流带的 Kisaura minakawai Arefina 2005 成虫和幼虫之间的关系。K. minakawai 幼虫的形态特征，包括非常小的眼睛和头部略微背腹扁平（凹陷），与其他 Philopotamidae 物种相比，也被认为是适应潜流区的特征。文中还提供了 K. minakawai 幼虫特征的详细形态。
