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Item The Larva and Pupa of Cochliopsyche vazquezae (Trichoptera:Helicopsychidae)(University of Chicago Press, 1988) Monson, Margot P.; Holzenthal, Ralph W.; Ahlstrand, Gilbert G.The larva and pupa of Cochliopsyche vazquezae Flint are described, representing the first complete description of these stages for the genus. The larva is characterized by the possession of a prominent patch of setae on the anterolateral margin of the head capsule and by a marked concavity in the postgenal region, giving a "hollowed out" appearance to the posterolateral aspect of the head. Pupae bear a similar group of setae below and mesad of the eye. Notes on the biology and habitat of C. vazquezae in Costa Rica are given.Item The snail-case caddisfly subgenus Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) in Costa Rica, with the description of 3 new species (Trichoptera: Helicopsychidae)(Magnolia Press, 2010) Johanson, Kjell A.; Holzenthal, Ralph W.Thirteen species of Helicopsyche, subgenus Feropsyche (Trichoptera: Helicopsychidae) are recorded from Costa Rica, including 3 new species: H. alajuela, n. sp., H. dorsocurvata, n. sp., and H. golfitoensis, n. sp., as well as 10 previously described species: H. borealis (Hagen), H. chiriquensis Johanson & Malm, H. dampfi Ross, H. incisa Ross, H. lewalleniDenning & Blickle, H. mexicana Banks, H. rentzi Denning & Blickle, H. selanderi Ross, H. truncata Ross, and H. vergelana Ross. The male genitalia of the new species are illustrated and distribution maps are provided for all species.Item Thirteen new species and new distribution records of Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) Johanson from Venezuela (Trichoptera: Helicopsychidae)(Magnolia Press, 2004) Johanson, Kjell A.; Holzenthal, Ralph W.Thirteen new species of Helicopsyche subgenus Feropsyche are described and illustrated from Venezuela: H. auroa, new species, H. camuriensis, new species, H. circulata, new species, H. disjuncta, new species, H. laneblina, new species, H. lara, new species, H. linabena, new species, H. neblinensis, new species, H. perija, new species, H. succincta, new species, H. sucrensis, new species, H. tachira, new species, and H. venezuelensis, new species. In addition, new distribution records for Venezuela are reported for H. angulata Flint, H. breviterga Flint, H. extensa Ross, H. fistulata Flint, H. grenadensis Flint & Sykora, H. maculisternum Botosaneanu, H. merida Botosaneanu & Flint, H. monda Flint, H. selanderi Ross, H. vergelana Ross, and H. woytkowskii Ross. Finally, a key to males of the known species in the subgenus from Venezuela is included.