Leptoceroidea (Insecta: Trichoptera: Integripalpia) from Serra do Caparaó, Southeast Brazil, including a new species of Atanatolica Mosely (Leptoceridae)
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Henriques-Oliveira, Ana Lucia
Author
Dumas, Leandro Lourenço
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Nessimian, Jorge Luiz
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-04-08
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31
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4763.1.3
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LEPTOCERIDAE
Atanatolica
Mosely 1936
The genus
Atanatolica
is recorded for the first time in
Minas Gerais state
. In the PNC, we found adults and larvae of a new species described here,
Atanatolica bandeira
sp. nov.
, and some larvae of different aspect and habits probably belonging to another species. Unfortunately, no male adults or pharate pupae were collected to be associated with these latter larvae.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó:
CAP18, CAP37, and CAP38.
Grumichella parati
Calor & Holzenthal 2016
(in
Calor
et al.
2016
)
In the PNC, individuals of
G. parati
were collected near rocky streams, sharing the same habitat of
G. rostrata
, and in altitudes above
1,300 m
. This species is recorded for the first time for
Espírito Santo state
.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó:
CAP13, CAP18, CAP25, and CAP27.
Grumichella rostrata
Thieneman 1905
This species is widely distributed in
Brazil
, commonly found in streams in the Atlantic Forest region (
Calor
et al.
2016
). In the PNC,
G. rostrata
was collected in great abundance in large streams like Rio Caparaó and Rio José Pedro, and beside waterfalls and small rocky tributaries. This is the first record of the species for
Espírito Santo state
.
Sites in Caparaó Mountains:
CAP02, CAP06, CAP12, CAP14, CAP15, CAP18, CAP22, CAP23, CAP24, CAP25, CAP37, CAP38, and CAP42.
Nectopsyche adusta
Flint 1983
Originally
described from
Argentina
,
N. adusta
has been recorded in
Brazil
only for
São Paulo
(
Calor 2011
) and
Minas Gerais
(
Henriques-Oliveira
et al.
2019
) states. We observed the occurrence of this species in
Rio Caparaó
and one small tributary.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó:
CAP06 and CAP14.
Nectopsyche bruchi
(
Navás 1920
)
Nectopsyche bruchi
, originally described from
Argentina
, has a more southeastern distribution in South America. In the PNC, specimens from this species were collected in a cold-water stream at an altitude above
2,000 m
.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó:
CAP42.
Nectopsyche fuscomaculata
Flint 1983
Nectopsyche fuscomaculata
was described from
Argentina
but has also been recorded for
Paraguay
and
Brazil
(
Santos
et al.
2020
). Herein, we confirm the presence of this species for the PNC in
Espírito Santo
, this record
being the first for this state.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó:
CAP15, CAP23, and CAP40.
Nectopsyche maculipennis
Flint 1983
Nectopsyche maculipennis
was described from
Paraguay
and was later found in
Peru
. This species has previously
been recorded in
Brazil
for Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra,
Minas Gerais state
(
Henriques-Oliveira
et al
.
2019). In the PNC,
N. maculipennis
was collected only in Rio Caparaó (
Minas Gerais
).
Sites in Serra do Caparaó:
CAP06.
Nectopsyche muhni
(
Navás 1916
)
Nectopsyche muhni
was described originally from
Argentina
, but it is widely distributed all over South America
(
Holzenthal & Calor 2017
). In this study
N. muhni
was found in two streams at low altitude at Vale Verde, in
Minas Gerais state
.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó
:
CAP13 and CAP14
.
Nectopsyche pantostica
Flint 1983
Nectopsyche pantostica
occurs in some Brazilian states in the southern and southeastern regions (
Henriques-Oliveira
et al
. 2019
;
Santos
et al.
2020
). In the PNC, this species was collected in streams at different altitudes, and its presence is recorded for the first time in
Espírito Santo state
.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó:
CAP16, CAP40, and CAP47.
Nectopsyche punctata
(
Ulmer 1905
)
Nectopsyche punctata
occurs in some states in the northern and southeastern regions of
Brazil
(
Santos
et al.
2020
).
In the PNC,
N. punctata
was collected beside three streams with different width, order and altitude in
Espírito
Santo and
Minas Gerais
states. This is the first record of this species for
Espírito Santo state
.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó
: CAP21, CAP23, and CAP42.
Neoathripsodes anomalus
Holzenthal 1989
Neoathripsodes anomalus
is relatively abundant in the Atlantic Forest and has been recorded only in the Brazilian Southeastern Region (Dumas
et al.
2009, 2012;
Paprocki &
França
2014
). In the PNC, this species was collected in streams with small waterfalls and rocky bottom at altitudes above
1,000 m
. This species is recorded for the first time for Espírito Santo state.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó:
CAP15, CAP18, CAP23, and CAP42.
Notalina morsei
Holzenthal 1986
This species has a wide distribution in Southeast
Brazil
.
Notalina morsei
was found in well-shaded streams in pool areas and is recorded here for the first time for
Espírito Santo state
.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó:
CAP06, CAP13, CAP14, CAP15, CAP16, CAP17, CAP18, CAP19, CAP22, CAP23, and CAP37.
Oecetis catagua
Henriques-Oliveira, Rocha & Nessimian 2019
Oecetis catagua
was described from Serra da Canastra,
Minas Gerais
(
Henriques-Oliveira
et al.
2019
). In the PNC only one male was collected in a 2nd-order stream located in the Santa Marta region, in the eastern side of the park belonging to
Espírito Santo state
, expanding the distribution of the species.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó:
CAP45.
Triplectides gracilis
(
Burmeister 1839
)
In
Brazil
,
T. gracilis
is widely distributed and has been collected in abundance over the Atlantic Forest region in all states of the south and southeastern regions, and in
Bahia state
from the northeast region (
Santos
et al.
2020
).
Sites in Serra do Caparaó:
CAP02, CAP04, and CAP16.
Triplectides misionensis
Holzenthal 1988b
Triplectides misionensis
has been recorded in
Brazil
from states of the south and southeastern regions (
Santos
et al.
2020
). In the PNC, we collected only two individuals of this species in streams of
Minas Gerais state
.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó
: CAP06 and CAP12.
Triplectides neotropicus
Holzenthal 1988b
Triplectides neotropicus
was described from
Venezuela
(
Holzenthal 1988b
) and has been recorded in several streams in Southeast
Brazil
(
Santos
et al.
2020
). In the PNC, several individuals were collected in streams on both sides of the park in different altitudes, confirming the presence of the species in
Espírito Santo state
.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó:
CAP05, CAP06, CAP13, CAP14, CAP15, CAP16, CAP18, CAP19, CAP23, CAP24, CAP25, CAP26, and CAP32.
Triplectides ultimus
Holzenthal 1988b
This
species has been collected at higher altitude areas in
Rio de Janeiro
and
Minas Gerais
states (
Santos
et al.
2020). In the PNC, specimens of
T. ultimus
were collected in streams with altitudes varying between 1,306 and
2,180 m
.
Sites in Serra do Caparaó
: CAP04, CAP06, and CAP24.