Nectopsycheof Ecuador: a new species from the high Andean páramo and redescription ofNectopsyche spiloma(Ross) (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae) | Zendy

Ralph W. Holzenthal | Zendy; Blanca RíosTouma | Zendy

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Nectopsycheof Ecuador: a new species from the high Andean páramo and redescription ofNectopsyche spiloma(Ross) (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae)

Author(s) -

Ralph W. Holzenthal,

Blanca RíosTouma

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

peerj

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.927

H-Index - 70

ISSN - 2167-8359

DOI - 10.7717/peerj.4981

Subject(s) - caddisfly , larva , biology , genus , ecology , mating , zoology

The male and female of a new species of long-horned caddisfly, Nectopsyche paramo , are described from the high Andes of Ecuador. The new species was found above 4,000 m, representing the highest recorded elevation for a species in the genus. The larval stage of the species is also described. Only a total of 13 larvae were collected during a 17-month sampling program and 11 adults, suggesting that the species is rare. Larvae were found mainly in leaf packs. A male and female were observed in a mating swarm ca. 3 m above a stream during late afternoon. In addition, we redescribe the adult male of Nectopsyche spiloma (Ross), previously known from Ecuador from unsubstantiated literature records.

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