ZooKeys (Apr 2012)

New species and records of Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera) from Venezuela

  • Robin Thomson,
  • Ralph Holzenthal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.185.2909
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 185, no. 0
pp. 19 – 39

Abstract

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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.