Microcaddisflies (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico: checklist and description of two new species

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Biodiversity assessment · Topics: Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Fish biology, ecology, and behavior

Two new species of Hydroptilidae, Neotrichia baja sp. nov. and Ochrotrichia rivasi sp. nov., are described from the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. New country records for Mexico of four species are provided: Leucotrichia mutica Flint, 1991, Neotrichia kimi Keth, 2015, Neotrichia sepulga Harris, 1991, and Ochrotrichia lucia Denning & Blickle, 1972. In this study, 16 Hydroptilidae species were recorded in the peninsula, and nine were new records for the Baja California and Baja California Sur states. This study represents the first microcaddisfly (Hydroptilidae) diversity assessment of the Baja California peninsula.

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