Abstract
The male and female of a new species of long-horned caddisfly, Nectopsyche paramo, are described from the high Andes of Ecuador. The new species was found above 4,000 m, representing the highest recorded elevation for a species in the genus. The larval stage of the species is also described. Only a total of 13 larvae were collected during a 17-month sampling program and 11 adults, suggesting that the species is rare. Larvae were found mainly in leaf packs. A male and female were observed in a mating swarm ca. 3 m above a stream during late afternoon. In addition, we redescribe the adult male of Nectopsyche spiloma (Ross), previously known from Ecuador from unsubstantiated literature records.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | e4981 |
Journal | PeerJ |
Volume | 2018 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 Holzenthal and Rios-Touma.
Keywords
- Andes
- Caddisfly
- High elevation
- Larva
- Neotropics
- New record
- New species
- Redescription
- Taxonomy