A New Species of Plectrocnemia from Sicily (Trichoptera,Polycentropodidae)

Plectrocnemia alicatai sp.n. from Sicily (Nebrodi Mountains) is described and figured from the adult male.     

Twenty-one new Polyplectropus species from New Caledonia (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae)

Twenty-one new Polycentropodidae (Trichoptera) species are described: Polyplectropus aberrus, P. dorsospinus, P. nodyg, P. yndog, P. clavus, P. nathalae, P. millei, P. christinae, P. koueus, P. viklundi, P. hovmoelleri, P. aoupiniensis, P. tenerus, P. angustus, P. curvispinus, P. caledonia, P. piroguensis, P. triangulatus, P. pernodensis, P. taoensis, and P. papei spp. novae, representing the first species records of this family from New Caledonia. A key to males of the New Caledonian Polycentropodidae is provided, and distribution maps are presented for all species.     

Helicopsyche trispina sp. n. (Trichoptera,Helicopsychidae) from New Caledonia

Helicopsyche trispina sp. n. is described from Grande Terre, New Caledonia, based on pharate males, larvae and pupae. The species appears to belong to the monophyletic New Caledonian Helicopsyche clade.     

Two new species of Apsilochorema Ulmer, 1907 (Trichoptera: Hydrobiosidae) from India

Two new species Apsilochorema (Apsilochorema) shalimarensis sp. n. and Apsilochorema (Apsilochorema) sainii sp. n. are described and illustrated from India. With these new additions, the genus Apsilochorema Ulmer, 1907 is now represented by 14 species from India.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AAA8C469-850E-4778-BCF1-3FF5B429E559     

Association and description of males, females and larvae of two New Caledonian Xanthochorema species (Trichoptera: Hydrobiosidae) based on mitochondrial 16S and COI sequences

A method for associating larvae, females and males of Trichoptera is demonstrated for New Caledonian Hydrobiosidae species of the genus Xanthochorema, using cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S mitochondrial gene sequences. Two species, X. caledon Kimmins, 1953 and X. celadon Schmid, 1989 , previously with unknown larvae and undescribed females, were associated, and males, females and larvae of both species are described. Mitochondrial COI and 16S gene fragments are demonstrated to be useful for association of sexes and life stages of the two species, and distance measures show that the method is likely to also be useful for other species within the genus. The associations are well supported by high bootstrap and jackknife values.     

云南等翅石蛾科五新种记述（毛翅目）

记述中国云南毛翅目等翅石蛾科 4属 5新种 ;杨氏梳等翅石蛾 Kisaura yangaeSun & Gui,sp.n.,双突短室等翅石蛾 Dolophilodes didactylus Sun & Yang,sp.n.,喙突闭室等翅石蛾 Doloclanes rhynchophysa Sun & Gui,sp.n.,齿肢闭室等翅石蛾 Doloclanes dentata Gui & Yang,sp. n.及四瓣合脉等翅石蛾 Gunungiella te-trapetala Sun & Gui,sp. n.,其中合脉等翅石蛾属 Gunungiella为中国新记录属。新种模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本室。     

Early Xanthochorema (Trichoptera, Insecta) radiations in New Caledonia originated on ultrabasic rocks

The toxic and nutrient poor ultrabasic rock substrate covering one-third of New Caledonia greatly influenced on the biogeography and diversity of plants in the island. Studies on the effect of ultrabasic substrate on fauna are almost entirely absent. In this paper we examine whether the diversification of Trichoptera of the New Caledonian endemic genus Xanthochorema Kimmins, 1953 was related to the presence of ultrabasic substrate. The analysis is based on data from a phylogeny derived from DNA sequences of mitochondrial COX1, COX2 and 16S, and nuclear EF1a genes. The study of the relationships between ancestral species and substrate was carried out using dispersal-vicariance analysis and tracing the history of substrate association with ultrabasic and non-ultrabasic distributions representing the terminals in the fully resolved phylogenetic tree. Our results show that (1) the ancestor of all Xanthochorema species was present on ultrabasic substrate, (2) early speciation events were restricted to ultrabasic substrate, (3) younger ancestral species dispersed into non-ultrabasic substrates, and (4) late speciation events were restricted to non-ultrabasic substrate. These results correspond to the hypothesis that New Caledonia once was more extensively covered by ultrabasic rocks than at present.     

The larva,ecology and distribution of Tinodes braueri McLachlan 1878 (Trichoptera: Psychomyiidae)

The larva of Tinodes braueri McLachlan 1878 is described for the first time and compared with the larvae of other species in the genus. In addition, notes on the zoogeography and ecology of the species are included.     

梳等翅石蛾属二新种记述(毛翅目:等翅石蛾科)

记述了梳等翅石蛾属2新种,即膨肢梳等翅石蛾Kisaura inflate,sp.nov.和凹背梳等翅石蛾Kisaura alveiformis,sp.nov.。     

中国伪突沼石蛾属五新种记述（毛翅目：沼石蛾科）

记述伪突沼石蛾属5新种：钩肢伪突沼石蛾Pseudostenophylax uncatus,sp.nov.,河北伪突沼石蛾P.hebeiensis,sp.nov.,青海伪突沼石蛾P.qinghaiensis,sp.nov.,侧凸伪突沼石蛾P.latiproceris和莫氏伪突沼石蛾P.morsei,sp.nov.。模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本室。     

A Second Species of Apatidelia Mosely from China (Trichoptera,Apataniidae)

Apatidelia gansuensis sp. n. is described from Ganzu Prov. on the basis of two males. The genitalic apparatus is illustrated.     

Larva,pupa and adult male of Atopsyche (Atopsyche) maxi,a new species from northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia (Trichoptera: Hydrobiosidae)

Rhagovelia pediformis sp. n. is described from western Colombia and placed in the R. elegans group.     

The Trichoptera,Caddisflies, of Venezuela: Three New Species and Records of Atopsyche Banks (Hydrobiosidae)

Three new species of Atopsyche (Trichoptera: Hydrobiosidae) from Venezuela are described, Atopsyche (Atopsyche) allani, Atopsyche (Atopsyche) rinconi, and Atopsyche (Atopsaura) segninii, bringing to 23 the number of species in the genus known from the country. New records are presented for additional species.     

A New Neotropical Genus and Species of Odontocerinae (Trichoptera: Odontoceridae) from Southeastern Brazil

Anastomoneura gen. nov. and A. guahybae sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on adult male and female specimens from the Mantiqueira mountain range, Minas Gerais State. This is the third genus recorded of the family Odontoceridae from South America. The new genus is characterized by the forewing anastomosis of veins R₄ and R₅ and male genitalia with a unique, tubular, projection dorsad to the plates of tergite X.     

Two New Species of Chaetopterygini (Trichoptera,Limnephilidae) from North-Eastern Turkey

In the present study, two new species of the tribe Chaetopterygini (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae) from north-eastern Turkey are described and illustrated. Rizeiella camiliensis sp.n. is the second species of the northern Anatolian genus Rizeiella and Kelgena macahelensis sp.n. is the third species of the Caucasian genus Kelgena.     

Three new species of Atopsyche Banks (Trichoptera, Hydrobiosidae) from Brazil

Three new species of Atopsyche Banks (Hydrobiosidae) from Brazil are described and illustrated: Atopscyhe (Atopsaura) blahniki sp. n., Atopsyche (Atopsyche) parauna sp. n., and Atopsyche (Atopsaura) galharada sp. n. Additional illustrations of the male genitalia of Atopsyche urumarca Schmid are provided, including its populational variation. Also, we provide new state records for 2 species: Atopsyche (Atopsyche) urumarca from São Paulo, and Atopsyche (Atopsaura) plancki Marlier from Santa Catarina.     

Description of the female and new data on the distribution of Annitella apfelbecki Klapálek, 1899 (Insecta: Trichoptera)

Annitella apfelbecki is one of three Annitella species with distribution ranges restricted to the Balkan Peninsula. In this paper, we describe the hitherto unknown female of A. apfelbecki and give the most important morphological features to enable its identification and separation from the other Annitella females. Additionally, we provide new data on distribution and discuss zoogeography, life cycle and ecology of this species.     

Taxonomic notes on Neophylax koizumii (Iwata 1927) (Trichoptera, Uenoidae) from Japan

We re-examined the type series material of Apatania koizumii Iwata and designated a lectotype and a paralectotype. We transferred Apatania koizumii to the genus Neophylax based on the morphological characters of the larvae. We redescribed the larva of Neophylax koizumii and its case and provided some ecological notes and the geographical distribution. We also examined the larvae used to describe Neophylax sp. NA (sensu Tanida 1985) and found that those belonged to Neophylax koizumii. On the other hand, the larva of Neophylax sp. NA designated by Akagi (1962) is clearly different from that of Neophylax koizumii in characters of the ventral sclerites on the meta-thorax and abdominal segment I. Received: September 6, 1999 / Accepted: February 20, 2000     

New Eustomias Species (Melanostomiidae) from New Caledonia

Journal of Ichthyology - From the Coral Sea, Eustomias natalisa sp. n. species was described, which belongs to the Dinematochirus subgenus and is closest to E. paxtoni. It differs from all species...