Trichoptera in the Faroe Islands

In this paper the literature on Trichoptera in the Faroe Islands is reviewed and occurrence of species in recent research on freshwater insects is added. The first record of Trichoptera dates from 1782, without any recognisable species. Today, 20 species are known from the islands, but their frequen...

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Published in:Zoosymposia
Main Authors: HANSEN, LEIVUR JANUS, GÍSLASON, GÍSLI MÁR
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Magnolia press 2020
Subjects:
Trichoptera
Caddisfly
natural history
Faroes
checklist
biogeography
Faroe Islands
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zs/article/view/zoosymposia.18.1.16
https://doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.18.1.16
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Summary:In this paper the literature on Trichoptera in the Faroe Islands is reviewed and occurrence of species in recent research on freshwater insects is added. The first record of Trichoptera dates from 1782, without any recognisable species. Today, 20 species are known from the islands, but their frequency of occurrence differs between the Northern Islands and the other islands. A difference in topography of the island groups has previously been hypothesized as an explanation, and data presented in this paper support this hypothesis.

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