A new species of Silvatares (Trichoptera, Pisuliidae) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Authors: Rázuri-Gonzales, Ernesto DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1111.85307 Published: Jan. 1, 2022 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Africa · Topics: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Species Distribution and Climate Change

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A new species of caddisfly in the family Pisuliidae from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is described and illustrated herein, Silvatares holzenthali sp. nov. Based on the presence of a pair of spines on the endotheca, this species belongs to the thrymmifer group. Additionally, Silvatares laetae is recorded for the first time from the D.R. Congo.

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