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    Checklist of the Trichoptera (Insecta) of Brazil I
    (2004) Paprocki, Henrique; Holzenthal, Ralph W.; Blahnik, Roger J.
    We present here a list of Trichoptera species recorded in the literature from Brazil as of September 2003. The total number of species recorded for Brazil is 378. The most diverse family is Hydropsychidae with 103 species; the second most diverse is Hydroptilidae with 50 species, followed by Leptoceridae and Philopotamidae with 41 each. Distributions by state and additional literature relevant to Brazilian Trichoptera are also presented.
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    New distribution and species records of Trichoptera from Southern and Southeastern Brazil
    (2004) Blahnik, Roger J.; Paprocki, Henrique; Holzenthal, Ralph W.
    We provide here a list of new species records of Trichoptera (Insecta) collected in Southern and Southeastern Brazil. We report 21 new distribution records for the country of Brazil. We also provide new distribution records for 92 species of Trichoptera for the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná and Santa Catarina.