Browsing by Author "Thomson, Robin E."

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    New Neotropical species of the genus Austrotinodes Schmid (Trichoptera: Ecnomidae)
    (Magnolia Press, 2010) Thomson, Robin E.; Holzenthal, Ralph W.
    Six new species of Austrotinodes Schmid (Trichoptera: Ecnomidae) from the Neotropics are described: A. abrachium (Brazil), A. belchioris (Brazil), A. boliviensis (Bolivia), A. cressae (Venezuela), A. longispinum (Brazil), and A. taquaralis (Brazil). Illustrations of male genitalia are provided. These additions bring the total world fauna of Austrotinodes to 55 species.
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    New species and records of Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera) from Venezuela
    (Pensoft Publishers, 2012) Thomson, Robin E.; Holzenthal, Ralph W.
    Eight new species of Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera) from Venezuela are described: Acostatrichia digitata sp. n., Hydroptila cressae sp. n., Metrichia botrychion sp. n., Ochrotrichia spira sp. n., Oxyethira bettyae sp. n., Oxyethira quiramae sp. n., Oxyethira redunca sp. n., and Rhyacopsyche shorti sp. n. New country records for Venezuela of 2 additional species, Neotrichia feolai Santos & Nessimian, 2009 and Oxyethira picita Harris & Davenport, 1999, are also provided. Illustrations of male genitalia are provided with each description.
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    A revision of the Neotropical caddisfly genus Leucotrichia Mosely, 1934 (Hydroptilidae, Leucotrichiinae)
    (Pensoft Publishers, 2015) Thomson, Robin E.; Holzenthal, Ralph W.
    A revision of Leucotrichia (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) is provided, including a generic diagnosis, illustrations, a key, and descriptions of males. A total of 43 species are treated, 13 described as new: Leucotrichia angelinae sp. n. (Venezuela), L. denticulata sp. n. (Mexico), L. dianeae sp. n (Costa Rica), L. fulminea sp. n. (Ecuador), L. hispida sp. n. (Costa Rica), L. kateae sp. n. (Venezuela), L. pectinata sp. n. (Ecuador), L. procera sp. n. (Brazil), L. repanda sp. n. (Venezuela), L. rhomba sp. n. (Costa Rica), L. riostoumae sp. n. (Ecuador), L. sidneyi sp. n. (Venezuela), and L. tapantia sp. n. (Costa Rica).