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Issue: Vol. 2162 No. 1: 20 Jul. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-07-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2162.1.5
Page range: 57–68
Abstract views: 55
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New species of Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera) from Salto Encantado Provincial Park (Misiones province, Argentina)

Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Trichoptera Hydroptilidae new species new records Argentina Neotropical

Abstract

Seven new species of Hydroptilidae from Misiones province are described, Alisotrichia cainguas new species, Metrichia pitu new species, Ochrotrichia pora new species, Paratrichia acuti new species, Rhyacopsyche garuape new species, Oxyethira tamandua new species, and Oxyethira poapi new species. The genera Ochrotrichia Mosely and Paratrichia Angrisano are recorded for the first time from Argentina.

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