A revision of the Neotropical caddisfly genus Leucotrichia Mosely, 1934 (Hydroptilidae, Leucotrichiinae)

By

Thomson, Robin
Holzenthal, Ralph W.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

499

Pages

1--100

Subjects

Caddisflies , Hydroptilidae , Leucotrichia , Neotropical , new species , Trichoptera

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.499.8360

 

Abstract

A revision of Leucotrichia (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) is provided, including a generic diagnosis, illustrations, a key, and descriptions of males. A total of 43 species are treated, 13 described as new: Leucotrichia angelinae sp. n. (Venezuela), L. denticulata sp. n. (Mexico), L. dianeae sp. n (Costa Rica), L. fulminea sp. n. (Ecuador), L. hispida sp. n. (Costa Rica), L. kateae sp. n. (Venezuela), L. pectinata sp. n. (Ecuador), L. procera sp. n. (Brazil), L. repanda sp. n. (Venezuela), L. rhomba sp. n. (Costa Rica), L. riostoumae sp. n. (Ecuador), L. sidneyi sp. n. (Venezuela), and L. tapantia sp. n. (Costa Rica).