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

Zootaxa. 2020 Sep 21;4853(1):zootaxa.4853.1.8. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4853.1.8.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Trichoptera, Annulipalpia, biodiversity, distribution, new record, Polycentropus confusus Species Group.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Appalachian Region
  • Canada
  • Holometabola*
  • Insecta*
  • Male