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n. - An order of insects consisting of caddis flies.

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  • Heliciform: in the form of a spiral snail shell: applied to the cases of some Trichoptera.
  • Capillii: hairs of the head that form a cap as in certain Trichoptera and Tineid Lepidoptera.
  • Heteropalpi: palpi with a different number of joints in male and female, as in some Trichoptera.
  • Isopalpi: that series of Trichoptera in which the palpi of both sexes have the same number of joints.
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