The Trichoptera of Panama XXII. Sixteen new microcaddisfly species (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae)

By

Harris, Steven C.
Armitage, Brian J.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1174

Pages

35--74

Subjects

Biological diversity , Neotropics , Protected areas , regional affiliation

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1174.107314

 

Abstract

Sixteen new species of microcaddisflies (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) from Panama are herein described and illustrated. The majority of these were collected during surveys of Panama’s national parks and protected areas during 2017 and 2018, employing both UV and Malaise traps. The new species include: Alisotrichia eisbergaesp. nov., Angrisanoia bokotasp. nov., Bredinia paraespinosasp. nov., Cerasmatrichia garfiozasp. nov., Cerasmatrichia veraguasensissp. nov., Costatrichia caloveborasp. nov., Metrichia caloveborasp. nov., Metrichia cascadasp. nov., Metrichia chiriquiensissp. nov., Metrichia escobillasp. nov., Metrichia leahaesp. nov., Metrichia tatianaesp. nov., Ochrotrichia conejorejasp. nov., Ochrotrichia paraflagellatasp. nov., Oxyethira pehrssonaesp. nov., and Zumatrichia culebrasp. nov. In total, 506 Trichoptera species are now recorded for the Republic of Panama, distributed among 15 families and 56 genera.