A new species of the genus Alterosa (Trichoptera: Philopotaminae) from Southeastern Brazil

 

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Auteurs: Abrantes Jardim, Gabriela, Lourenço Dumas, Leandro
Format: artículo original
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Date de publication:2012
Description:Philopotamidae is a large caddisfly family with 20 extant genera comprising about 1 000 described species worldwide. Alterosa contains 22 described species distributed in South and Southeastern Brazil. Adults of the genus are very similar in general structure, but are remarkable for their wide variation in male genitalic morphology. The specimens were collected with Pennsylvania light traps and preserved in 80% ethanol. Alterosa nessimiani sp. nov. is described and figured from male specimens collected in streams of Rio de Janeiro state, Southeastern Brazil. The new species is closely related to A. jordaensis Blahnik 2005, from which it can be distinguished by the presence of two spines on the intermediate appendages and by the shape of tergum X.
Pays:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Langue:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/3915
Accès en ligne:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/3915
Mots-clés:words
alterosa nessimiani
atlantic forest
caddisfly
neotropical region
taxonomy
región neotropical
selva atlantica
taxonomía
tricópteros