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Issue: Vol. 3613 No. 5: 13 Feb. 2013
Type: Articles
Published: 2013-02-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3613.5.2
Page range: 445–454
Abstract views: 57
PDF downloaded: 1

Five new species of the genus Cheumatopsyche (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) from the Phetchabun Mountains, Thailand

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
Applied Taxonomic Research Center, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
School of Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0310, USA
Trichoptera caddisfly aquatic insects biodiversity freshwater biomonitoring national park wildlife sanctuary

Abstract

Five new species of the genus Cheumatopsyche (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) from the Phetchabun Mountains, Thai-land, are described and illustrated. The national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the Phetchabun Mountains are recognized as areas with a high density of endemic species deserving protection. Four new species of Cheumatopsyche (C. recta, C. diversa, C. triangula, and C. tongto) have been found in Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Phu Kradueng National Park and Thung Salaeng Luang National Park; a fifth new species (C. cava) has been found in Phu Kradueng National Park. De-scribing hydropsychid species is important not only to study diversity and distribution but also to facilitate eventual de-scriptions of larvae for use in freshwater biomonitoring programs to detect pollution.

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