Taxonomy of Atopsyche Banks (Trichoptera: Hydrobiosidae) from Brazil: New species, distributional notes and identification key
Author
Gomes, Victor
Author
Calor, Adolfo Ricardo
text
Zootaxa
2016
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51
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4139.1.3
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Atopsyche
(
Atopsaura
)
blahniki
Santos & Holzenthal 2012
Atopsyche
(
Atopsaura
)
blahniki
Santos & Holzenthal 2012
, 66 (
Type
locality:
Brazil
,
Rio de Janeiro
, Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio Souza,
16º26.567'S
,
42º37.957'W
, el.
150 m
,
16.iii.1996
, Holzenthal, R., Rochetti & Oliveira;
holotype
depository: MZSP; male).
Diagnosis.
This species belongs to the
Atopsyche
(
Atopsaura
)
longipennis
Group and resembles
A. zernyi
, also described from
Brazil
. Both species have two long processes in the phallotheca, with the apex upturned and narrow (
Santos & Holzenthal 2012
). The apex of the phallotheca has long, paired processes with several spines on their lateral edges (
Santos & Holzenthal 2012
).
Description.
See
Santos & Holzenthal (2012)
.
Material examined
. None.
Distribution.
Brazil
(
Rio de Janeiro
).