New species and records of Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera) from Venezuela

By

Thomson, Robin
Holzenthal, Ralph W.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

185

Pages

19-39

Subjects

Anchitrichia , Caddisflies , Hydroptila , Hydroptilidae , Metrichia , Neotrichia , Neotropical , new species , Ochrotrichia , Oxyethira , Rhyacopsyche , Trichoptera

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.185.2909

 

Abstract

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.