Larval and female descriptions of Mejicanotrichia Harris & Holzenthal, 1997 (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae, Leucotrichiinae) from Mexico

By

Ramírez-Carmona, Mauricio
Barba-Alvarez, Rafael
Contreras-Ramos, Atilano
Rivas, Gerardo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1111

Pages

355--369

Subjects

Biodiversity , Caddisflies , immature stages , madicolous habitat , Neotropics , Water quality

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1111.77413

 

Abstract

Mejicanotrichia Harris & Holzenthal, 1997 is a small genus of Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera), which consists of seven species, six of them distributed in Mexico, and one more in Guatemala. Larval descriptions of only two species (M. blantoni and M. estaquillosa) were previously known, as well as only females of three species (M. blantoni, M. estaquillosa, and M. tamaza) previously described. The present study provides descriptions of the larvae of M. harrisi and M. tridentata, as well as a description of the female of M. harrisi. Identification keys for adult males, known females, and known larvae are also provided. This work aims to incorporate more information into the taxonomy of the genus, its ecology, and facilitate additional characters of potential use in future phylogenetic studies.