New species and records of Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera) from Venezuela

Authors: Thomson, Robin Country: Venezuela DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.185.2909 Published: Jan. 1, 2012 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Trichoptera · Topics: Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

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Eight new species of Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera) from Venezuela are described: Acostatrichia digitata sp. n., Hydroptila cressae sp. n., Metrichia botrychion sp. n., Ochrotrichia spira sp. n., Oxyethira bettyae sp. n., Oxyethira quiramae sp. n., Oxyethira redunca sp. n., and Rhyacopsyche shorti sp. n. New country records for Venezuela of 2 additional species, Neotrichia feolai Santos & Nessimian, 2009 and Oxyethira picita Harris & Davenport, 1999, are also provided. Illustrations of male genitalia are provided with each description.

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