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

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Ralph W. Holzenthal¹  Blanca Rios-Touma² 

[1] Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities Campus;Facultad de Ingenierías y Ciencias Aplicadas. Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud -BIOMAS-, Universidad de las Americas;Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Quito, Pichincha

关键词: New species;    New record;    Larva;    Taxonomy;    Redescription;    High elevation;    Caddisfly;    Neotropics;    Andes;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.4981

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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