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Issue: Vol. 5796 No. 1: 20 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.1.10
Page range: 181-190
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A new species of Limnephilus (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) from the Mongolian Altai Mountains

Department of Biology; Mongolian National University of Education; Baga toiruu 14; Ulaanbaatar 14191; Mongolia
Department of Marine Science; Incheon National University; 119 Academy-ro; Yeonsu-gu; Incheon 22012; South Korea
Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences; Clemson University; Clemson; SC 29634-0310; USA
Department of Biology; Mongolian National University of Education; Baga toiruu 14; Ulaanbaatar 14191; Mongolia
Department of Biology; Mongolian National University of Education; Baga toiruu 14; Ulaanbaatar 14191; Mongolia; Lycee High School of branch National University of Medical Sciences; Gobi-Altai Province; Mongolia
Trichoptera Limnephilus incisus Group

Abstract

Twenty-five species of the genus Limnephilus are known from Mongolia, with one species endemic to the country, Lake Hovsgol. Here, a new species, Limnephilus altaicus is described from both sexes, originating from the western part of the Mongolian Altai Mountains. The male genitalia of L. altaicus sp. nov. are characterized by superior appendages that are narrow basally and acute apically in dorsal view with long setae subapicodorsally and by the phallus and parameres that are short, thick, and upturned, each paramere with spines apically. The female genitalia of L. altaicus sp. nov. are distinguished by a concolorous segment X and tergum X being approximately as long as appendages of segment X. The distinctiveness of this species is supported by phylogenetic evidence derived from both molecular and morphological analyses.

 

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How to Cite

Chuluunbat, S., Rhee, J.-S., Morse, J.C., Tsagaan, K. & Erdene-Ochir, C. (2026) A new species of Limnephilus (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) from the Mongolian Altai Mountains. Zootaxa, 5796 (1), 181–190. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5796.1.10