A new species of Silvatares (Trichoptera, Pisuliidae) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

By

Rázuri-Gonzales, Ernesto
Ngera, François
Pauls, Steffen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1111

Pages

371--380

Subjects

Africa , new species , taxonomy , Trichoptera

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1111.85307

 

Abstract

A new species of caddisfly in the family Pisuliidae from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is described and illustrated herein, Silvatares holzenthalisp. nov. Based on the presence of a pair of spines on the endotheca, this species belongs to the thrymmifer group. Additionally, Silvatares laetae is recorded for the first time from the D.R. Congo.