The Trichoptera of Panama. VI. Seven new species of microcaddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) from Mount Totumas Cloud Forest and Biological Reserve

Authors

Robin E. Thomson, University of MinnesotaFollow
Brian J. Armitage, Gorgas Institute, PanamaFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2018

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0613: 1–15

ZooBank Registered: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E1FF2271-A8F4-4EC5-BDD3-F917450F5641

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Abstract

There have been 136 species of microcaddisflies (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) recorded from the Republic of Panama. Herein we describe seven new species from the Mount Totumas Cloud Forest and Biological Reserve, in the upper reaches of the Río Chiriquí Viejo watershed (Costatrichia devestiva, C. dietrichi, Metrichia brocha, M. calla, Neotrichia atopa, Ochrotrichia anticheirion, and Rhyacopsyche totuma). These results are part of an ongoing effort to characterize the aquatic insect fauna of Panama, and to evaluate that country’s major watersheds.