Open AccessThe genus Ugandatrichia Mosely (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) in Japan
Author(s) -
Tomiko Ito,
Ayuko Ohkawa
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
zootaxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1175-5334
pISSN - 1175-5326
DOI - 10.11646/zootaxa.3394.1.5
Subject(s) - caddisfly , biology , genus , subtropics , larva , ecology , zoology
The tropical-subtropical caddisfly genus Ugandatrichia Mosely (Hydroptilidae) is recorded from Japan for the first time,with 2 species. Ugandatrichia nakijinensis Ito sp. nov. is described from Okinawa-jima and Amami-oshima, in the southof Japan, based on adults and immature stages. Ugandatrichia taiwanensis Hsu and Chen, originally described fromTaiwan, is recorded and redescribed based on material from Iriomote-jima and Ishigaki-jima, in the southernmost part of Japan. Larvae of both live on smooth rock surfaces in very fast flowing waters.