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Issue: Vol. 5874 No. 6: 1 Sept. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-09-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5874.6.5
Page range: 585-592
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Trichoptera from Danish amber with description new species of genus Setodes (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae)

Department of Entomology; Faculty of Biology; St. Petersburg State University; Universitetskaya nab. 7/9; St. Petersburg 199034; Russia
Department of Entomology; Faculty of Biology; St. Petersburg State University; Universitetskaya nab. 7/9; St. Petersburg 199034; Russia; Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals; SB RAS; Frunze Street 11; Novosibirsk 630091; Russia
Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals; SB RAS; Frunze Street 11; Novosibirsk 630091; Russia; Tomsk State University; Lenina Prospekt 36; 634050 Tomsk; Russia
Natural History Museum of Denmark; Copenhagen; Denmark; Natural History Museum of Denmark; 2100 Copenhagen; Denmark
Trichoptera caddisflies Eocene paleontology taxonomy resins Priabonian

Abstract

We found 17 recognizable species among low quality inclusions in Eocene (Priabonian) Danish amber. A list of Danish amber Trichoptera is provided. Rhyacophila, Lype, and Wormaldia are strongly overrepresented in Danish amber. The family Polycentropodidae is significantly underrepresented and the genus Nyctiophylax is notably abundant in comparison with Baltic amber. The new caddisfly species Setodes wilfriedwichardi sp. nov. (Leptoceridae) is described and illustrated. The taxonomic differences of the amber Trichoptera faunas are discussed.

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How to Cite

Melnitsky, S.I., Ivanov, V.D., Legalov, A.A. & Perkovsky, E.E. (2026) Trichoptera from Danish amber with description new species of genus Setodes (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae). Zootaxa, 5874 (6), 585–592. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5874.6.5