Author: Kieffer, 1925
Diagnosis
Similar to Psectrocladius sordidellus (Zetterstedt).
(Linked adult male: Langton and Pinder, 2003a)
Distribution
Widespread in Europe, north Africa.
(For more information see module IdentifyIt – file: Orthocladiinae).
Ecological notes
Stagnant water and slow flowing drains. Ps. ventricosus is a brackish water species but overlaps Psectrocladius sordidellus in hard water drains.