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Issue: Vol. 1197 No. 1: 8 May. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-05-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1197.1.1
Page range: 1–37
Abstract views: 92
PDF downloaded: 28

The caddisfly genus Protoptila in Costa Rica (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae)

Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 1980 Folwell Ave., Room 219, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55108, U.S.A
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 1980 Folwell Ave., Room 219, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55108, U.S.A
Trichoptera Glossosomatidae Protoptilinae Protoptila caddisfly new species Neotropics Costa Rica male genitalia

Abstract

Nineteen species of Protoptila known from Costa Rica are revised to include 11 previously described species (P. bicornuta Flint 1963, P. boruca Flint 1974, P. burica Flint 1974, P. cana Flint 1974, P. ixtala Mosely 1937, P. laterospina Flint 1967, P. orotina orotina Flint 1974, P. spirifera Flint 1974, P. talamanca Flint 1974, P. tica Bueno-Soria 1984, and P. tojana Mosely 1954) and 8 new species (P. altura, P. bribri, P. chitaria, P. cristula, P. kjeri, P. jolandae, P. strepsicera, and P. trichoglossa). Illustrations, diagnoses, descriptions, and distribution records are provided for all species.

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