Polycentropus dinkinsorum (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae), a newly described caddisfly species from the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA

We describe here a new caddisfly species of the genus Polycentropus (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) based on males from numerous localities throughout the southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States. Polycentropus dinkinsorum is a member of the P. confusus Species Group and is readily separ...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: ORFINGER, ALEXANDER B., ETNIER, DAVID A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2020
Subjects:
Trichoptera
Annulipalpia
biodiversity
distribution
new record
Polycentropus confusus Species Group
Newfoundland
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4853.1.8
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4853.1.8
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Summary:We describe here a new caddisfly species of the genus Polycentropus (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) based on males from numerous localities throughout the southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States. Polycentropus dinkinsorum is a member of the P. confusus Species Group and is readily separated from its congeners based on aspects of the male genitalia. A diagnosis and illustrations of male genitalia are provided. In addition, P. pentus Ross 1941 is reported for the first time from the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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