Title
Systematics of the Neotropical caddisfly genus Notidobiella Schmid (Trichoptera, Sericostomatidae), with the description of 3 new species
Abstract
Three new species of Notidobiella Schmid (Insecta: Trichoptera) are described from South America: Notidobiella amazoniana sp. n. (Brazil), N. brasiliana sp. n. (Brazil), and N. ecuadorensis sp. n. (Ecuador). In addition, the 3 previously described species in the genus, N. chacayana Schmid, N. inermis Flint, and N. parallelipipeda Schmid, all endemic to southern Chile, are redescribed and illustrated, including the females of each species for the first time, and a key to males of the species in the genus is provided. The occurrence of Notidobiella in Brazil and Ecuador represents a signifi cant extension of the range of the genus beyond southern Chile where it previously was thought to be endemic. The biogeography of Sericostomatidae and other austral South American Trichoptera is reviewed. The presence of the family in South America may not be part of a “transantarctic” exchange, but instead may represent an earlier occurence in the region. The distribution of Notidobiella in tropical South America likely represents recent dispersal from southern South America to the north.
Identifiers
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.71.791
Previously Published Citation
Holzenthal RW, Blahnik RJ (2010) Systematics of the Neotropical caddisfl y genus Notidobiella Schmid (Trichoptera, Sericostomatidae), with the description of 3 new species. ZooKeys 71 : 23 – 47 . doi: 10.3897/zookeys.71.791
Suggested Citation
Holzenthal, Ralph W.; Blahnik, Roger J..
(2010).
Systematics of the Neotropical caddisfly genus Notidobiella Schmid (Trichoptera, Sericostomatidae), with the description of 3 new species.
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