Table 1 in Miocene caddisflies from Australia: iron * rich sediments preserve internal organs, tracheoles, and corneal nanocoating of larvae and pupae

Table 1. Key characters of fossilized caddisfly larvae (large morphotype) from McGrath Flat and extant Australian representatives of families in the suborder Annulipalpia (data on Philopotamidae, Dipseudopsidae, Polycentropodidae, Stenopsychodidae, and Psychomyiidae are taken from Dean et al. 2004, Wells 1995, and Wiggins 2004).
CharacterFossils (large morphotype)Extant families PhilopotamidaeDipseudopsidaePolycentropodidaeStenopsychodidaePsychomyiidaeSpinneretYes, longNoYes, longNoYes, very shortYes, very shortHead shallowNoYesNoNoYesNoSclerotized prothorax onlyYesYesYesYesYesYesDorsal junction be - tween meso - and meta - thorax swollen (hump)YesNoYesNoNo, not greatlyNoLeg length (relative)?LongShortLongLongShortClaws on legs?ShortRelatively shortLongLongShortSilk glandsStout, sinuous, throughout abdomenStout, straight, simple, loopedStout, sinuous, throughout abdomen???Anal gillsYesNoYesNoYesNoAnal prolegsSlenderLongSlenderLongLongShortClaw on prolegSimple, sharp, recurvedSmooth, not slender, sharpSimple, sharp, recurvedVaried, with or without teethSimple, sharp, recurvedStout, simple, recurved