The Trichoptera of Panama I. New records for caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from the Republic of Panama

Authors

Brian J. Armitage, Gorgas Institute, PanamaFollow
Steven C. Harris, Clarion UniversityFollow
Ralph W. Holzenthal, University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2015

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0435: 1–10

Comments

Published in 2015 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P. O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/. Copyright held by the author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License

Abstract

The Republic of Panama currently has 245 recorded species of Trichoptera distributed among 13 families. Herein we add 32 new country records for Panama, including one new family (Limnephilidae) and one new genus (Limnephilus). We also provide the first collection information for Oxyethira maya Denning for Panama. These results are part of an ongoing effort to characterize the caddisfly fauna of Panama, and to evaluate that country’s major cuencas (water basins).